The dusk crept into the orchard like a dim , bewitching personality . You could see her -- feel her -- hear her . She tiptoed softly from tree to tree , ever drawing nearer . Presently her filmy wings hovered over us and through them gleamed the early stars of the autumn night . The grown-ups rose reluctantly and strolled away ; but we children lingered for a moment to talk over an idea the Story Girl broached -- a good idea , we thought enthusiastically , and one that promised to add considerable spice to life . We were on the lookout for some new amusement . Dream books had begun to pall . We no longer wrote in them very regularly , and our dreams were not what they used to be before the mischance of the cucumber . So the Story Girl 's suggestion came pat to the psychological moment . ` I 've thought of a splendid plan , '' she said . `` It just flashed into my mind when the uncles were talking about Uncle Edward . And the beauty of it is we can play it on Sundays , and you know there are so few things it is proper to play on Sundays . But this is a Christian game , so it will be all right . '' `` It is n't like the religious fruit basket game , is it ? '' asked Cecily anxiously . We had good reason to hope that it was n't . One desperate Sunday afternoon , when we had nothing to read and the time seemed endless , Felix had suggested that we have a game of fruit-basket ; only instead of taking the names of fruits , we were to take the names of Bible characters . This , he argued , would make it quite lawful and proper to play on Sunday . We , too desirous of being convinced , also thought so ; and for a merry hour Lazarus and Martha and Moses and Aaron and sundry other worthies of Holy Writ had a lively time of it in the King orchard . Peter having a Scriptural name of his own , did not want to take another ; but we would not allow this , because it would give him an unfair advantage over the rest of us .
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