C249 As Long as You Are Happy

The storm had gone, and everything was quiet and still, and when he looked out, he could see the dark blue sky, and the trees in the yard were blown about by the wind, and stood dying, and the branches of the trees were silver with the light, and the shadows of the branches on the ground were so thin and long that it was impossible to see if the wind was blowing.

I gripped the towel