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Chapter 30

           Thoughnomoremountedbyitsfairmistress,itwastheobjectofherdaily—almosthourly—solicitude.ThebestcorninthegranaderiasofCasadelCorvowasselected,themostnutritionsgrassthatgrowsuponthelavanna—thegramma—furnishedforitsmanger;whilefordrinkithadthecoolcrystalwaterfromthecurrentoftheLeona.

           Plutotookdelightingroomingit;and,underhiscurrycombandbrushes,itscoathadattainedaglosswhichrivalledthatuponPluto’sownsableskin.

           Whilenotengagedattendinguponherpet,MissPoindexterdividedtheresidueofhertimebetweenindoordutiesandarchery.Thelattersheappearedtohaveselectedasthesubstituteforthatpastimeofwhichshewassopassionatelyfond,andinwhichshewasnowdeniedindulgence.

           Thesceneofhersagittaryperformanceswasthegarden,withitsadjacentshrubbery—anextensiveenclosure,threesidesofwhichwerefencedinbytheriveritself,curvingrounditliketheshoeofaracehorse,thefourthbeingastraightlinetracedbytherearwardwallofthehacienda.

           Withinthiscircumferenceagarden,withornamentalgrounds,hadbeenlaidout,intimeslonggoneby—asmighthavebeentoldbymanyancientexoticsseenstandingoverit.Eventhestatuesspokeofapastage—notonlyintheirdecay,butinthepersonagestheywereintendedtorepresent.EquallydidtheybetraythechiseloftheSpanishsculptor.

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