MARLBOROUGH HOUSE, LONDON 



its turn, loves and reveres her with a whole- 

 hearted devotion. 



The garden is a very haven of peace, secluded, 

 with its sunken stretch of brilliant green, its 

 white seats and glowing rose-red blossoms, its 

 marble fountain, and beautiful views of St. 

 James's Palace and the towers of Westminster. 

 Wild doves come flocking in the evening to be 

 fed, to drink at the fountain, and fill the air 

 with their cooing voices. Outside in the mornings 

 the band marks with sudden sound of drum and 

 fife the changing of the Guard at St. James's 

 close by, and, coming faintly through the day, 

 breaks in upon the silence the distant roar of 

 London town. 



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