42 THE FERN PARADISE. 



Bridgetown, to " the top of the town," and you will 

 say that Totnes is built on a steep hill. But just 

 climb through the delightful lanes which mount to 

 Totnes Down Hill, and look at the lovely little 

 town ! It appears to nestle in the extreme depth 

 of a valley. But the explanation is here : Totnes 

 is built on the hillocks, and the hills soar above it. 

 And these hillocks are charming, small as they 

 look when viewed from the heights above. 



Imagine a series of little hills, or rather 

 a mingling of little hills and little valleys ! 

 Imagine a cluster of houses built upon this com- 

 bination of hill and valley ! Imagine an inter- 

 mingling of paved streets and green lanes, of 

 houses, delightful villas and fruit-gardens ! 

 Imagine walking out of old-fashioned streets 

 filled with old-fashioned houses, into paved ways 

 which seem to go everywhere, up hill and down 

 dale, between high walls covered with wall-ferns, 

 wall-flowers, and mosses ! Imagine yourself walk- 

 ing along all sorts of terraced roads at every con- 

 ceivable height above the river level houses being 

 above you, beneath you, around you ! Imagine 



