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           PleasantRhinegardens!Fairscenesofpeaceandsunshinenoblepurplemountains,whosecrestsarereflectedinthemagnificentstreamwhohaseverseenyouthathasnotagratefulmemoryofthosescenesoffriendlyreposeandbeauty?TolaydownthepenandeventothinkofthatbeautifulRhinelandmakesonehappy.Atthistimeofsummerevening,thecowsaretroopingdownfromthehills,lowingandwiththeirbellstinkling,totheoldtown,withitsoldmoats,andgates,andspires,andchestnut-trees,withlongblueshadowsstretchingoverthegrass;theskyandtheriverbelowflameincrimsonandgold;andthemoonisalreadyout,lookingpaletowardsthesunset.Thesunsinksbehindthegreatcastle-crestedmountains,thenightfallssuddenly,therivergrowsdarkeranddarker,lightsquiverinitfromthewindowsintheoldramparts,andtwinklepeacefullyinthevillagesunderthehillsontheoppositeshore.

           SoJosusedtogotosleepagooddealwithhisbandannaoverhisfaceandbeverycomfortable,andreadalltheEnglishnews,andeverywordofGalignani’sadmirablenewspaper(maytheblessingsofallEnglishmenwhohaveeverbeenabroadrestonthefoundersandproprietorsofthatpiraticalprint!)andwhetherhewokeorslept,hisfriendsdidnotverymuchmisshim.Yes,theywereveryhappy.

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