92 The Flame-Flower

found him sleeping as she had done before,
and sat down by him with her back to
Flamma.

Flamma crept up and dropped the flame-
flower between Griffith and the hamadryad,
and stole back to her hiding-place.

Evan awoke, and saw the maiden; she
stretched forth her hand to touch his hair,
and he took her hand in his, and gazed upon
her; then Flamma pressed her hand over
her heart, and crept away; and sat down and
sobbed among the trees.