Besides , there are plenty of folks wo n't believe it was a mistake . '' `` They will if I tell them , '' said Faith . `` You ca n't tell everybody , '' said Mary . `` No , I tell you you 've disgraced your father . '' Una 's evening was spoiled by this dire reflection , but Faith refused to be made uncomfortable . Besides , she had a plan that would put everything right . So she put the past with its mistake behind her and gave herself over to enjoyment of the present . Jem went away to fish and Walter came out of his reverie and proceeded to describe the woods of heaven . Mary pricked up her ears and listened respectfully . Despite her awe of Walter she revelled in his `` book talk . '' It always gave her a delightful sensation . Walter had been reading his Coleridge that day , and he pictured a heaven where `` There were gardens bright with sinuous rills Where blossomed many an incense bearing tree , And there were forests ancient as the hills Enfolding sunny spots of greenery . '' `` I did n't know there was any woods in heaven , '' said Mary , with a long breath . `` I thought it was all streets -- and streets -- AND streets . '' `` Of course there are woods , '' said Nan . `` Mother ca n't live without trees and I ca n't , so what would be the use of going to heaven if there were n't any trees ? '' `` There are cities , too , '' said the young dreamer , `` splendid cities -- coloured just like the sunset , with sapphire towers and rainbow domes . They are built of gold and diamonds -- whole streets of diamonds , flashing like the sun . In the squares there are crystal fountains kissed by the light , and everywhere the asphodel blooms -- the flower of heaven . '' `` Fancy ! ''
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