Sarah Orne Jewett “A White Heron “ There were two similar, but different people that crossed each other's path one night. They would find how important a friendship would be, if put on the line for one's life. Sylvia would have to make a decision that would define everything she stood for in her life. " The woods were already filled with shadows one June evening, just before eight o'clock, though a bright sunset still glimmered faintly …showed first 75 words of 693 total…

…showed last 75 words of 693 total…murmur of the pine's green branches in her ears, she remembers how the white heron came flying through the golden air and how they watched the sea and the morning together, and Sylvia cannot speak; she cannot tell the heron's secret and give its life away" (Jewett 750). Sylvia possessed a love both for the young hunter and the rare White Heron. However, in the end her love for nature succeeded her love for the hunter.