The Waldorf family . sometimes be seen, lying far down in the depths ofthe sea, where line or plummet have never I CHAPTER VII. HE hour of sunset was alwayswelcomed with joy by the youngWaldorfs, for grandpapa was surethen to lay aside his books, pushaway his inkstand, and takingoff his spectacles, walk out onthe piazza, where the happy childrenwere equally certain to be waiting forhim. On the present evening, therehad been a heavy thunder-storm, and thesun burst through the clouds just as hereached the verge of the horizon. Thescene was one of exceeding beauty. Every leaf,every b
The Waldorf family . sometimes be seen, lying far down in the depths ofthe sea, where line or plummet have never I CHAPTER VII. HE hour of sunset was alwayswelcomed with joy by the youngWaldorfs, for grandpapa was surethen to lay aside his books, pushaway his inkstand, and takingoff his spectacles, walk out onthe piazza, where the happy childrenwere equally certain to be waiting forhim. On the present evening, therehad been a heavy thunder-storm, and thesun burst through the clouds just as hereached the verge of the horizon. Thescene was one of exceeding beauty. Every leaf,every blade of grass, glittered with a rain-drop,which the sunbeam had converted into a sparklingemerald. The lawn seemed ^aved with jewels, and 146
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