15He woke refreshed, his mind full of ideas. Even the simple act of swinging his legs out from under his bedclothes caused him no concern, for the pain seemed to have eased. He smiled back at himself from the mirror and went downstairs, the rain hammering against the roof. But he didn't care. Not now. He dived into his research and two hours or so later, the sun broke through the clouds and Lambert's mood lightened still further. He closed the book he was studying, took up his crutch, and made his way out into the day. He paused at the top of the steps, eyes shut, and breathed in the warm air. For too long the cold and the damp seeped into everything, himself included, but now a new energy sprang up from deep inside, and he went down to the shingle driveway and crossed to the fields.
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