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It took only a few et the key of the house, and presently they were standing on the terrace gazing with delight at the house

It was indeed a lovely little dwelling It was built of stone, and then painted white, but the roof and gables were tiled with great pink tiles, giving an odd little foreign look to it, soeneral contour, Leslie declared

The top of the terrace was pink-tiled, too, and all the porches were paved with tiles The house itself seemed filled s all around Allison unlocked the door, and they exclaimed with pleasure as he threide open and they stepped in The sunshine was flooding the great living-rooin with, the roo a sun-parlor because of its white panelled walls and its ht across from the front door on the opposite side of the roo up to a platforht down the stairs on walls papered with strange tropical birds in delicate old-fashioned tracery

To the right through a hite arch fro-rooh, leaded-paned s over the spot for the sideboard and long s in front

To the left was an enorhide enough for an old Yule log, and on either side of it were double glass doors opening into a long porch room, which also had a fireplace on the opposite side of the chi casee bedroo-room or den, or an extra bedroom, besides a neat little , and two bathroos Then Leslie opened a glass door in the very prettiest room of all, which she and Allison i to their aunt, and exclaiables, with a tiled wall all about it, was a delightful housetop or uncovered porch, so situated a the trees that it was entirely shut in from the world

It was perfect! They stood and looked at one another in delight, and for the tiotten Then Allison dashed away, and caerly almost immediately