the sense of remoteness from the world of humankind , the utter isolation , the fascination of this singular world of willows , winds , and waters , instantly laid its spell upon us both , so that we allowed laughingly to one another that we ought by rights to have held some special kind of passport to admit us , and that we had , somewhat audaciously , come without asking leave into a separate little kingdom of wonder and magic -- a kingdom that was reserved for the use of others who had a right to it , with everywhere unwritten warnings to trespassers for those who had the imagination to discover them .