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Chapter 30

           Thoughnomoremountedbyitsfairmistress,itwastheobjectofherdailyalmosthourlysolicitude.ThebestcorninthegranaderiasofCasadelCorvowasselected,themostnutritionsgrassthatgrowsuponthelavannathegrammafurnishedforitsmanger;whilefordrinkithadthecoolcrystalwaterfromthecurrentoftheLeona.

           Plutotookdelightingroomingit;and,underhiscurrycombandbrushes,itscoathadattainedaglosswhichrivalledthatuponPluto’sownsableskin.

           Whilenotengagedattendinguponherpet,MissPoindexterdividedtheresidueofhertimebetweenindoordutiesandarchery.Thelattersheappearedtohaveselectedasthesubstituteforthatpastimeofwhichshewassopassionatelyfond,andinwhichshewasnowdeniedindulgence.

           Thesceneofhersagittaryperformanceswasthegarden,withitsadjacentshrubberyanextensiveenclosure,threesidesofwhichwerefencedinbytheriveritself,curvingrounditliketheshoeofaracehorse,thefourthbeingastraightlinetracedbytherearwardwallofthehacienda.

           Withinthiscircumferenceagarden,withornamentalgrounds,hadbeenlaidout,intimeslonggonebyasmighthavebeentoldbymanyancientexoticsseenstandingoverit.Eventhestatuesspokeofapastagenotonlyintheirdecay,butinthepersonagestheywereintendedtorepresent.EquallydidtheybetraythechiseloftheSpanishsculptor.

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