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ful homeliness reigned, whatever the design. Quiet 

 and tranquillity lay at their hearts, and quiet and tran- 

 quillity were reflected in their homes, indoors and out. 

 In so far as this may be reduced to a definite formula 

 we may say that it finds expression in horizontal lines. 

 And the horizontal line, spanning the width of the 

 world as did their brotherly love and charity, by which 

 these lovable folks unconsciously revealed themselves, 

 will be found to be the secret of the sweet peace of 

 their old gardens. 



