林中漫步
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Walk">Walk</span> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Woods">Woods</span></p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="puzzled">puzzled</span>! <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fuss">fuss</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="copse">copse</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span>? <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span>, <span word="protesting">protesting</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="by">by</span>-<span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="village">village</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="map">map</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="puzzled">puzzled</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="intrigued">intrigued</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="enquiry">enquiry</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="by">by</span>-<span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="motivated">motivated</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="knocking">knocking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cottage">cottage</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woods">woods</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="place">place</span>", <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="memories">memories</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="it">it</span> '<span word="Lovers">Lovers</span> <span word="lane">lane</span>'. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lane">lane</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> " <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="heard">heard</span>. <span word="Squirrels">Squirrels</span> <span word="gazed">gazed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="branches">branches</span>, <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="bold">bold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="movements">movements</span>, <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="woods">woods</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="by">by</span>-<span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="whims">whims</span>.</p>
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