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The Grand Tour Of The Gardens

           ThereisnomoreawfulstoryoftheGardensthanthisofMarmadukePerry,whohadbeenMary-Annishthreedaysinsuccession,andwassentencedtoappearintheBroadWalkdressedinhissister’sclothes.Hehidinthelittlewoodenhouse,andrefusedtoemergeuntiltheybroughthimknickerbockerswithpockets.

           YounowtrytogototheRoundPond,butnurseshateit,becausetheyarenotreallymanly,andtheymakeyoulooktheotherway,attheBigPennyandtheBaby’sPalace.ShewasthemostcelebratedbabyoftheGardens,andlivedinthepalaceallalone,witheversomanydolls,sopeoplerangthebell,andupshegotoutofherbed,thoughitwaspastsixo’clock,andshelightedacandleandopenedthedoorinhernighty,andthentheyallcriedwithgreatrejoicings,’Hail,QueenofEngland!’WhatpuzzledDavidmostwashowsheknewwherethematcheswerekept.TheBigPennyisastatueabouther.

           NextwecometotheHump,whichisthepartoftheBroadWalkwhereallthebigracesarerun;andeventhoughyouhadnointentionofrunningyoudorunwhenyoucometotheHump,itissuchafascinating,slide-downkindofplace.Oftenyoustopwhenyouhaverunabouthalf-waydownit,andthenyouarelost;butthereisanotherlittlewoodenhousenearhere,calledtheLostHouse,andsoyoutellthemanthatyouarelostandthenhefindsyou.ItisgloriousfunracingdowntheHump,butyoucan’tdoitonwindydaysbecausethenyouarenotthere,butthefallenleavesdoitinsteadofyou.Thereisalmostnothingthathassuchakeensenseoffunasafallenleaf.

           FromtheHumpwecanseethegatethatiscalledafterMissMabelGrey,theFigIpromisedtotellyouabout.

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