Allwasverystillandremote，asiftheworldandthecaresoftheworldwerefaraway。
\"Ifeelasifwewerewalkingthroughanenchantedforest，\"saidAnneinahushedtone。\"Doyousupposewe’lleverfindourwaybacktotherealworldagain，Diana？Weshallpresentlycometoapalacewithaspellboundprincessinit，Ithink。\"
Aroundthenextturntheycameinsight，notindeedofapalace，butofalittlehousealmostassurprisingasapalacewouldhavebeeninthisprovinceofconventionalwoodenfarmhouses，allasmuchalikeingeneralcharacteristicsasiftheyhadgrownfromthesameseed。AnnestoppedshortinraptureandDianaexclaimed，\"Oh，Iknowwherewearenow。ThatisthelittlestonehousewhereMissLavendarLewislives……EchoLodge，shecallsit，Ithink。
I’veoftenheardofitbutI’veneverseenitbefore。Isn’titaromanticspot？\"
\"It’sthesweetest，prettiestplaceIeversaworimagined，\"saidAnnedelightedly。\"Itlookslikeabitoutofastorybookoradream。\"