The life of Florence Nightingale . pondered the young saleswoman,and turning to her companion behind the counter,she inquired, Have we a photograph of Yes, I think so, was the reply. Who is Lea Hurst t asked the first girl. Why, an actor of course, replied the second. LEA HURST 17 There was an amusing tableau when the truthwas made known. Miss Nightingales father displayed a fine dis-crimination when he selected the position for hisnew house. One might search even the romanticPeak country in vain for a more ideal site thanLea Hurst. It stands on a broad plateau lookingacross to the
The life of Florence Nightingale . pondered the young saleswoman,and turning to her companion behind the counter,she inquired, Have we a photograph of Yes, I think so, was the reply. Who is Lea Hurst t asked the first girl. Why, an actor of course, replied the second. LEA HURST 17 There was an amusing tableau when the truthwas made known. Miss Nightingales father displayed a fine dis-crimination when he selected the position for hisnew house. One might search even the romanticPeak country in vain for a more ideal site thanLea Hurst. It stands on a broad plateau lookingacross to the sharp, bold promontory of limestonerock known as Crich Stand. Soft green hills andwooded heights stud the landscape, while deepdown in the green valley the silvery Derwent—or* Darent, as the natives call it—makes music asit dashes over its rocky bed. The outlook is oneof perfect repose and beauty away to Dovesromantic dale, and the aspect is balmy and sunny,forming in this respect a contrast to the exposedand bleak situation of Lea Hall. The house is in the style of an old Elizabethanmansion, and now that time has mellowed the stoneand clothed the walls with greenery, one mightimagine that it really dated from the Tudor Nightingale was a man of artistic talifeflorencenigh00tool
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