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Lazy Laurence

           Amywastoowell-bred,andjustnowLauriewastoolazy,soinaminutehepeepedunderherhatbrimwithaninquiringair.Sheansweredhimwithasmile,andtheywentontogetherinthemostamicablemanner.

           Itwasalovelydrive,alongwindingroadsrichinthepicturesquescenesthatdelightbeauty-lovingeyes.Hereanancientmonastery,whencethesolemnchantingofthemonkscamedowntothem.Thereabare-leggedshepherd,inwoodenshoes,pointedhat,androughjacketoveroneshoulder,satpipingonastonewhilehisgoatsskippedamongtherocksorlayathisfeet.Meek,mouse-coloreddonkeys,ladenwithpanniersoffreshlycutgrasspassedby,withaprettygirlinacapalinesittingbetweenthegreenpiles,oranoldwomanspinningwithadistaffasshewent.Brown,soft-eyedchildrenranoutfromthequaintstonehovelstooffernosegays,orbunchesoforangesstillonthebough.Gnarledolivetreescoveredthehillswiththeirduskyfoliage,fruithunggoldenintheorchard,andgreatscarletanemonesfringedtheroadside,whilebeyondgreenslopesandcraggyheights,theMaritimeAlpsrosesharpandwhiteagainsttheblueItaliansky.

           Valrosawelldeserveditsname,forinthatclimateofperpetualsummerrosesblossomedeverywhere.Theyoverhungthearchway,thrustthemselvesbetweenthebarsofthegreatgatewithasweetwelcometopassers-by,andlinedtheavenue,windingthroughlemontreesandfeatherypalmsuptothevillaonthehill.

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