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It was still intensely cold. The light of the midday sun had
decreased still more, and on reaching the plateau again she saw
that a dark cloud, not unlike the precursor of a thunder-storm, was
brooding over the snowy peaks beyond. In spite of the cold this
singular suggestion of summer phenomena was still borne out by the
distant smiling valley, and even in the soft grasses at her feet.
It seemed to her the crowning inconsistency of the climate, and
with a half-serious, half-playful protest on her lips she hurried
forward to seek the shelter of the house.
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