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Summons
"Amy! Dennis! Come here at once if you ever wish to see the daylight again!" I called.
Even so, there was a pause, a hesitation, a minor rebellion when I am sure the pair of them wondered if the boat might not decide to journey back again even if only two of the original three passengers were present. However, the pause was not a long one, and soon I heard the sound of their shoes on the stones below, drawing slowly, dejectedly nearer.
When they crested the top of the hill and saw the bier before them, they gasped, predictably.