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it, you shall have it on three conditions . The 

 first is, that you never work long enough to 

 fatigue yourself. These creatures have been lit- 

 tle labourer* and tillers of the earth ever since 

 their infancy, but you are not accustomed to it, 

 and I like moderation in every thing in work as 

 well as in play. Condition the second that 

 you really learn to garden, and do not blindly 

 go through a certain routine of operations, 

 because others do. Mere imitation is a bad 

 rule of conduct, whether in gardening or any 

 other action of life. You must learn the why 

 and the wherefore of what you do. Condition 

 the third that all your implements be regularly 

 put in their proper places every day, when you 

 have done ; and that you have a basket to carry 

 seeds, and knife, and all other small affairs." 



I promised to adhere to his conditions ; and 

 as soon as luncheon was over, we went to the 

 place. It extends from Caroline's garden, to- 

 wards a little stream which skirts the shrubbery, 

 and comes very near my aunt's flower-garden. 

 Frederick has undertaken to connect them by a 

 bridge, and I have already formed a multitude 

 of plans for laying out this little spot. 



17th. Caroline has allowed me to make the 

 following extract, from a letter that she received 

 this morning from Hertford : 



" There are some marine animals here 



