1 "The rain is as contrary as I ever was," she said.
2 They always had plenty to do after a warm deep sinking rain.
3 "I'll come every day if tha wants me, rain or shine," he answered stoutly.
4 The moor was hidden in mist when the morning came, and the rain had not stopped pouring down.
5 She was awakened in the night by the sound of rain beating with heavy drops against her window.
6 Every morning he was brought out and every hour of each day when it didn't rain he spent in the garden.
7 The long warm rain had done strange things to the herbaceous beds which bordered the walk by the lower wall.
8 After another week of rain the high arch of blue sky appeared again and the sun which poured down was quite hot.
9 The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
10 On and on they drove through the darkness, and though the rain stopped, the wind rushed by and whistled and made strange sounds.
11 "It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine, and things pushing up and working under the earth," said Mary.
12 The sun could get at them and warm them, and when the rain came down it could reach them at once, so they began to feel very much alive.
13 The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.
14 His long waterproof coat and the waterproof covering of his hat were shining and dripping with rain as everything was, the burly station-master included.
15 There were rich colors in the rugs and hangings and pictures and books on the walls which made it look glowing and comfortable even in spite of the gray sky and falling rain.
16 One morning when the rain streamed down unceasingly and Colin was beginning to feel a little restive, as he was obliged to remain on his sofa because it was not safe to get up and walk about, Mary had an inspiration.
17 She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
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