But until he had crushed that out he could not seek another woman in marriage . And he could not crush it out -- he had tried and he could not . Rosemary had been in church that evening , for the first time since her return from Kingsport . He had caught a glimpse of her face in the back of the crowded church , just as he had finished his sermon . His heart had given a fierce throb . He sat while the choir sang the `` collection piece , '' with his bent head and tingling pulses . He had not seen her since the evening upon which he had asked her to marry him . When he had risen to give out the hymn his hands were trembling and his pale face was flushed . Then Una 's fainting spell had banished everything from his mind for a time . Now , in the darkness and solitude of the study it rushed back . Rosemary was the only woman in the world for him . It was of no use for him to think of marrying any other . He could not commit such a sacrilege even for his children 's sake . He must take up his burden alone -- he must try to be a better , a more watchful father -- he must tell his children not to be afraid to come to him with all their little problems . Then he lighted his lamp and took up a bulky new book which was setting the theological world by the ears . He would read just one chapter to compose his mind . Five minutes later he was lost to the world and the troubles of the world . CHAPTER XXIX . A WEIRD TALE On an early June evening Rainbow Valley was an entirely delightful place and the children felt it to be so , as they sat in the open glade where the bells rang elfishly on the Tree Lovers , and the White Lady shook her green tresses . The wind was laughing and whistling about them like a leal , glad-hearted comrade .
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