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My ejaculation lanced back at him, I could see that there was a twinkle in his eyes

and a little dent or two about the corners of his lips, but as he saw ly at hiain

"Well," he said shortly, "will that do?"

"Do, sir!" I cried excitedly; "is this your garden?"

"Master's," he said, shortly

"Your arden?"

"And your master's, too," he said "Well, will it do?"

"Do!" I cried; "it's lovely I never saw such a beautiful garden in my

life What a lahat paths! what flowers!"

"What a lot o' work, eh? What a lot to do?"

"Yes," I said; "but what a place!"

After that cold cheerless yard I seemed to have stepped into a perfect

paradise of flowers and ornareen velvet

led up to a vast, closely-clipped yew hedge, and down to a glistening

pool, full of great broad lily leaves, and with the silver cups floating

on the golden surface, for the water reflected the tints in the skies

Here and there were grey-looking statues in nooks areat beauty of all to ularity about

the place; it was all up and down, and fresh beauties struck the eye at

every glance Paths wandered here and there, great clumps of ornamental

trees hid other clu up beds in which were masses of flowers of every hue There