. The life of the fly [microform] : with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography. Fabre, J. Henri (Jean Henri), 1823-1915; Fabre, J. Henri (Jean Henri), 1823-1915; Mouches; Insects; Flies; Insectes. is r'. #ii llj The Life of the Fly like the one in the school, opening in the same way out of a sort of recess and in the same way overlooicing most of the village. One was on the right, the other on the left of the castle with the pigeon-house towers; both afforded an equally good view of the heights of the slanting valley. I was able to enjoy the school- window only at rare interval
. The life of the fly [microform] : with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography. Fabre, J. Henri (Jean Henri), 1823-1915; Fabre, J. Henri (Jean Henri), 1823-1915; Mouches; Insects; Flies; Insectes. is r'. #ii llj The Life of the Fly like the one in the school, opening in the same way out of a sort of recess and in the same way overlooicing most of the village. One was on the right, the other on the left of the castle with the pigeon-house towers; both afforded an equally good view of the heights of the slanting valley. I was able to enjoy the school- window only at rare intervals, when the master left his little table; the other was at my dis- posal as often as I liked. I spent long hours there, sitting on a little fixed window-seat. The view was magnificent. I could see the ends of the earth, that is to say, the hills that blocked the horizon, all but a misty gap through which the brook with the crayfish flowed under the alders and willows. High up on the sky-line, a few wind-batte-;:d oaks bristled on the ridges; and beyond there lay nothing but the unknown, laden with mystery. At the back of the hollow stood the church, with its three steeples and its clock; and, a little higher, the village-square, where a spring, fashioned into a fountain, gurgled from one basin into another, under a wide arched roof. I could hear from my window the chatter of the women washing their clothes, the strokes of their beaters, the rasping of the pots scoured with sand and vinegar. Sprinkled over the 146. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fabre, J. Henri (Jean Henri), 1823-1915. Toronto : McClelland and Goodchild
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