“There, in the morning light, was the wide pasture that stretched from the house to the headland, smaller than he remembered—which was to be expected since he himself had, in the intervening years, grown to such a formidable height. It had been mowed for hay, the grass short now but too soft to be considered stubble. To him it still seemed forbidden territory and filled, therefore, with unending allure. For fear that he’d go running right off the cliff, or, while playing, chase a ball over the e...dge, he’d been warned of its dangers and threatened with punishments too fearful to name if he ventured unaccompanied into its precincts. Aware, in her wisdom, that common sense or a concern for his safety and well-being were insufficient proscriptions, Great-Aunt Molly had invented gaping maws hidden in the ground that could open at the touch of his toe and deliver him to an underworld where there were devices designed solely for the enlightenment of disobedient boys. That they involved saucer-eyed creatures of insatiable appetite was hinted at.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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