Короли и капуста

           Thereisaparadiseofnatureaboutit;andsomethingofthesamesortwithin.Thenativesspeakofitsinteriorwithhandsupliftedinadmiration.Therearefloorspolishedlikemirrorsandcoveredwithhand-wovenIndianrugsofsilkfibre,tallornamentsandpictures,musicalinstrumentsandpaperedwalls—"figure-it-to-yourself!"theyexclaim.

           ButtheycannottellyouinCoralio(asyoushalllearn)whatbecameofthemoneythatFrankGoodwindroppedintotheorange-tree.Butthatshallcomelater;forthepalmsareflutteringinthebreeze,biddingustosportandgaiety.