Граф Монте-Крісто

How a Gardener May Get Rid of the Dormice that Eat His Peaches

           Thegardenwascrossedbyapathofredgravel,edgedbyaborderofthickbox,ofmanyyears’growth,andofatoneandcolorthatwouldhavedelightedtheheartofDelacroix,ourmodernRubens.Thispathwasformedintheshapeofthefigureof8,thus,initswindings,makingawalkofsixtyfeetinagardenofonlytwenty.

           NeverhadFlora,thefreshandsmilinggoddessofgardeners,beenhonoredwithapurerormorescrupulousworshipthanthatwhichwaspaidtoherinthislittleenclosure.Infact,ofthetwentyrose-treeswhichformedtheparterre,notoneborethemarkoftheslug,norwerethereevidencesanywhereoftheclusteringaphiswhichissodestructivetoplantsgrowinginadampsoil.Andyetitwasnotbecausethedamphadbeenexcludedfromthegarden;theearth,blackassoot,thethickfoliageofthetreesbetrayeditspresence;besides,hadnaturalhumiditybeenwanting,itcouldhavebeenimmediatelysuppliedbyartificialmeans,thankstoatankofwater,sunkinoneofthecornersofthegarden,anduponwhichwerestationedafrogandatoad,who,fromantipathy,nodoubt,alwaysremainedonthetwooppositesidesofthebasin.Therewasnotabladeofgrasstobeseeninthepaths,oraweedintheflower-beds;nofineladyevertrainedandwateredhergeraniums,hercacti,andherrhododendrons,withmorepainsthanthishithertounseengardenerbestoweduponhislittleenclosure.MonteCristostoppedafterhavingclosedthegateandfastenedthestringtothenail,andcastalookaround.

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