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"Look!" he said to Wetherrass down here, but very lightly--yes, and there again So the border here on his toes Yes, he was very careful"

They turned again into theit for a few

yards, came suddenly upon a space in front of the villa It was a

say with

flower-beds It was built of yellow stone, and was almost square

in shape A couple of ornate pillars flanked the door, and a gable

roof, topped by a gilt vane, surmounted it To Ricardo it seeedy had taken place

within its walls during the last twelve hours It glistened so

gaudily in the blaze of sunlight Here and there the green outer

shutters were closed; here and there the s stood open to let

in the air and light Upon each side of the door there was a

lighting the hall, which was large; beyond those s

again, on each side, there were glass doors opening to the ground

and protected by the ordinary green latticed shutters of wood,

which now stood hooked back against the wall These glass doors

opened into rooh towards the

back of the house, and were lighted in addition by side s