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order, and many were the expressions of 

 admiration that escaped from the allevi- 

 ated Seth as he espied the various pleas- 

 ing sights along the route. 



" Charming!" he cried, indicating the 

 beautiful natural panorama by a sweep of 

 his arm. " So clean, quiet, natural, and 

 generally inviting. My God ! what a 

 difference in this and the filth of low-lived 

 civilization ! Strange those wretches who 

 live in hovels do not seek these rural re- 

 treats; strange, very strange to me, at 

 least/' 



" I knew you 'd like it, Seth, so I 

 drove the longest way/' said Bradley. 

 " We 'd have gained a half-hour by an- 

 other course, but the road would have 

 been no better and the scenery less at- 

 tractive. See that pond there, Doctor, 

 do you see it ? a natural reservoir. 

 There are a hundred on the Island just 

 like it. That 's the drinking-water for the 

 people of Brooklyn, and it 's fine, but the 

 pipes and tanks nearer the city are so bad 



