The Argosy . diminishing, though she hasnothing to spare in this Nurse Little, it is yet earlydays, but, unless we were mis-taken, she will not hold out aswell as Nurse Long. As I havealready told you, their names, heights, contradictions, have allbecome hopelessly mixed, and, nine times out of ten, when we call tothe one, the other puts in an appearance. They are as much mixedthemselves as anyone, and are as puzzled at each other quite asmuch as they puzzle and perplex others. The day had been intensely hot and brooding, but the storm hadnot come. The parched earth had remained u
The Argosy . diminishing, though she hasnothing to spare in this Nurse Little, it is yet earlydays, but, unless we were mis-taken, she will not hold out aswell as Nurse Long. As I havealready told you, their names, heights, contradictions, have allbecome hopelessly mixed, and, nine times out of ten, when we call tothe one, the other puts in an appearance. They are as much mixedthemselves as anyone, and are as puzzled at each other quite asmuch as they puzzle and perplex others. The day had been intensely hot and brooding, but the storm hadnot come. The parched earth had remained unsatisfied. All naturewas burnt up. We had been out in the afternoon for a short driveto Ben-Dinat. This is an estate that lies outside the town, beyondII Tereno, and belongs to the Counts of Montenegro. It is one ofthe loveliest drives in the world. The road skirts and winds aboutthe blue waters of the Mediterranean, and bay after bay opens upand point beyond point. The land falls back in slopes and undula-. DoN Negro. 370 Letters from Majorca, tions, and chains of hills that rise to some height; many of themclothed in verdure. Sleeping amongst the hills, in the utmost beauty of situation, aperfect paradise, lies Ben-Dinat. The house is square and castellated,a turret rising at each corner. It is very ancient, yet has been sorenovated within and without that it looks brand new, and has lostits charm. Yet, even now, one might live there and feel in paradise. On approaching it, you drive up through a wooded avenue ; firs onone side, stretching far up the mountain heights: on the other, ilex,beeches, and other trees that spread their branches. Above the trees,as you ascend, the turrets are seen, rising with wonderfully pic-turesque effect. No other part of the house is visible. Velvet lawnsopen out, terraces of flowers, immense rhododendrons and gorgeousgeraniums; all the choicest plants of this sunny South. Every-thing breathes of repose and retirement : and here, under certainc
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