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Chapter 3. On the Road

           

           Amongtheday’sunrealitieswouldberoadswherethebrightredvineswereloopedandgarlandedtogetherontreesformanymiles;woodsofolives;whitevillagesandtownsonhill-sides,lovelywithout,butfrightfulintheirdirtandpovertywithin;crossesbytheway;deepbluelakeswithfairyislands,andclusteringboatswithawningsofbrightcoloursandsailsofbeautifulforms;vastpilesofbuildingmoulderingtodust;hanging-gardenswheretheweedshadgrownsostrongthattheirstems,likewedgesdrivenhome,hadsplitthearchandrentthewall;stone-terracedlanes,withthelizardsrunningintoandoutofeverychink;beggarsofallsortseverywhere:pitiful,picturesque,hungry,merry;childrenbeggarsandagedbeggars.Oftenatposting-housesandotherhaltingplaces,thesemiserablecreatureswouldappeartohertheonlyrealitiesoftheday;andmanyatime,whenthemoneyshehadbroughttogivethemwasallgivenaway,shewouldsitwithherfoldedhands,thoughtfullylookingaftersomediminutivegirlleadinghergreyfather,asifthesightremindedherofsomethinginthedaysthatweregone.

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