It was a beautiful sunny spring day, the first for several weeks. The young girl wandered alone on the moors overlooking her home. She marveled at the sparkling newness that always surprised her after the long evenings and cold nights of a Yorkshire winter. The snows were gone for another year. Though they had a unique charm, she was always relieved to see new growth break through the bleak whiteness of the surrounding hills. She …showed first 75 words of 1971 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1971 total…alone, watching Colin and his time chamber slowly disappear from view. The sun was considerably lower in the western sky as she finally turned towards home. There was a distinct chill in the air, but in her excitement she failed to notice it. Several minutes later she re-entered the parsonage in triumph, holding under her winter cloak a small paperback book. After all, she thought, Colin had lots of books. He wouldn't miss just one.