As they approached the Highrock, Tawnykit bounced around with excitement, but Bramblekit seemed calm, padding forward with his head and tail held high.
Over the door was a sign-board upon which was painted a fat little green bird called " The Contented Siskin, " which was the name of their coffee tavern.
Swallows nesting under the eaves flew hither and thither; in the garden and the trees there were hedge-sparrows, siskins and goldfinches, and when darkness fell the nightingale began to sing.