38 THE CHERRY-STONES.

the height at which he stood, seemed a
very slight separation between them;—and
there, just where. his imagination had
placed it, stood the tempting cherry-tree.
Up to this night it had never occurred
to Harry, or to any other of the boys,
that the orchard, which they saw from
their bed-room window, was within their
reach; but now that he had actually
surmounted the obstacle that lay between
them, he had exposed himself to a tempt-
ation hitherto unknown to him. <As he
looked eagerly on the scene of his _after-
noon’s adventure, the thought suddenly
rushed into his mind, why should he not
go down stairs now; again climb the
wall of the playground, and possess him- .
self of some of the delicious fruit. For
a moment he repelled the thought, but
the next it returned with redoubled force.