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made a procession from the tea-house quite down to 

 the rose garden, like a bevy of slender young girls in 

 confirmation tirray. If so, they do not take kindly 

 to handling, and I have an indistinct remembrance 

 of some rather unusual time of year when it must be 

 done if necessary. 



Please let me know about this, for I can be of little 

 use in the moving of the evergreens and I want some- 

 thing to potter about in the garden. There are two 

 places for a lily bed, but I am uncertain which is best 

 until I hear from you. Either will have to be thor- 

 oughly renovated hi the matter of soil, so that I am 

 anxious to start upon the right basis. One of these 

 spots is in full sun, with a slope toward the orchard ; 

 in the other the sun is cut off after one o'clock, though 

 there are no overhanging branches ; there is also a third 

 place, a squashy spot down in the bend of the old wall. 



On our return, toward evening, we met The Man 

 from Everywhere driving down from the reservoir 

 ground toward Opal Farm, a pink- cheeked young 

 fellow of about twenty sharing the road wagon with 

 him. As he has again been away for a few days, we 

 drew up to exchange greetings and The Man said, rather 

 aside, "I'm almost sorry that Larry fell from the skies 

 to help out your gardening, for here is a young German 



