Spain . Garden of Aranjuez. AEANJUEZ. 13 terious gloom of the lonely paths ring with theirmellow notes. In the depths of the gardens risesa small marble palace of modest proportions whichcontains all the wonders of the most magnificentroyal abode; and here one may stiU breathe, so tospeak, the air of the inmost life of the kings ofSpain. Here are the small secret chambers whoseceilings one may touch with the hand, the billiard-room of Charles IV., his cue, the cushions em-broidered by the hands of his queens, the musicalclocks which enlivened the playtime of his children,the narrow staircases,
Spain . Garden of Aranjuez. AEANJUEZ. 13 terious gloom of the lonely paths ring with theirmellow notes. In the depths of the gardens risesa small marble palace of modest proportions whichcontains all the wonders of the most magnificentroyal abode; and here one may stiU breathe, so tospeak, the air of the inmost life of the kings ofSpain. Here are the small secret chambers whoseceilings one may touch with the hand, the billiard-room of Charles IV., his cue, the cushions em-broidered by the hands of his queens, the musicalclocks which enlivened the playtime of his children,the narrow staircases, the little windows about whichcluster a hundred traditions of princely caprices,and, finally, the richest retiring-room in Europe,created at a whim of Charles V., containing in itselfalone sufficient riches to adorn a palace, withoutdepriving it of the noble primacy which it proudlyholds among aU other cabinets designed for the sameuse. Beyond this palace and aU around the grovesextend vineyards and olive-groves and orchar
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