CHAPTER VII 



STALKING ROE-BUCK IN SILESIA 



IN the neighbourhood of the idylhc Silesian 

 village of Klein-Ellgut, surrounded by pine 

 woods, on the edge of a wide stretch of 

 pasture and arable land, stands, unadorned, 

 planned in true peasant style, our favourite 

 hunting-lodge. I built it years ago when I 

 was a bachelor, hoping, even then, that some 

 day I might bring my wife here. 



On the ground floor is a hall, which is 

 both living- and eating-room; further on a 

 study, a bedroom and a dressing-room; in 

 the upper storey is another room for the 

 lady-in-waiting and two guest chambers, with 

 some servants' rooms. Everything is very 

 simple but most comfortable, and a deep, 

 settled peace steals over your spirit in the 

 evening as you sink into the great wicker chair 

 by the fire, and watch the cigarette smoke 



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