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Chapter 27

           InItaly,thatlandsoover-praisedbyhystericalposeurswhofoolishlydeemitadmirabletoglorifyanycountrysavetheirown,thefieldsarearidandbrown,andparchedbythetooferventsuntherearenoshadylanessuchasEnglandcanboastofinallhershiresandthemaniaamongItaliansforruthlesslycuttingdowntheirfinesttrees,hasnotonlyactuallyinjuredtheclimate,buthassospoiltthelandscapethatitisdifficulttobelieveatallinitsoncerenowned,andstillerroneouslyreportedcharm.SuchabowerofbeautyasLilyCottagewasinthatsultryAugust,couldneverhavebeendiscoveredinallthelengthandbreadthofItaly.Mavissuperintendedthecareofhergardensherselfshehadtwogardeners,whounderherdirections,keptthegrassandtreescontinuallywateredandnothingcouldbeimaginedmorelovelythanthepicturesqueold-fashionedhouse,coveredwithrosesandtuftsofjessaminethatseemedtotieuptheroofinfestalknotsandgarlands,whilearoundthebuildingspreadlongreachesofdeepemeraldlawn,andboskyarboursoffoliagewhereallthemostmusicalsong-birdsapparentlyfoundrefugeanddelight,andwhereateveningaperfectcolonyofnightingaleskeptupabubblingfountainofdeliciousmelody.Irememberwelltheafternoon,warm,languidandstill,whenItookSibyltoseethewoman-authorshehadsolongadmired.

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