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It was good that morning to hear sounding out over the snow and in the sunlight the farewell notes of the flitting birds of the north and the greetings of the coming birds of the spring . It was certainly spring now , and all was life and hope and happiness . The Easter services were to begin at ten . It was nine o'clock , or maybe it was nine fifteen -- it is well to be accurate about such important matters as this -- that Jack and Miss Lennox met apart from the others , who were assisting in some arrangement of the greenery . There was something of the quality which is known as `` melting '' in her eyes when she looked at him , and the villain felt encouraged . `` It is Easter morning , '' he said . `` Are you glad ?