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"Perhaps you'd like to go exploring," the Señora suggested with a s Alannah out of her reverie "You can use one of the back entrances when you coo; that way youMaria drop whatever she's doing But don't you go traipsing through ardens! If you feel you must look at theh ht, Alannah was thanking her and walking out of the glass room She certainly didn't need to be prompted twice, she found her way out of the house and found herself standing on a narrow side path in the arden she had ever laid eyes on There she ca, apparently he had seen her turn and remove her underdress He walked up to her and planted a very passionate kiss on her lips, pulling her roith every lingering moment When they parted he whispered in her ear "You have a beautiful body Alannah, I would like to be more than just your companion I would like to be your lover" And with that he kissed her again, and then let her go breathless and longing forthe paths, the place had an exotic, wild look, every flower, every tree and shrub appearing to be native to the island It was arden: she felt dwarfed by the enormous broad-leafed plants and tall brakes of fern, by the flowering shrubs that were as tall as s palm trees that leaned like watchful sentinels Everywhere there grew a silent symphony of brilliant flowers and beautiful colors, so of their fragrance soon beca on in search of a setting more suited to her present rassy lea with a nureenhouses, and she followed a well-used footpath that brought her eventually to a field and another footpath that winded its way doard the lake This place was rassy knolls that was dotted with srasses Tiny birds would occasionallyone another about, and they would occasionally stop to cling to a tall grass or marsh plant and watch her