horses' feet; therefore a little girl who was watching the geese

hastened to drive them away from the bridge, before the whole

hunting party came galloping up; they came, however, so quickly,

that the girl, in order to avoid being run over, placed herself on one

of the high corner-stones of the bridge. She was still half a child

and very delicately built; she had bright blue eyes, and a gentle,

sweet expression. But such things the baron did not notice; while he

was riding past the little goose-girl, he reversed his hunting crop,