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The Solitary Summer
·
Elizabeth Von Arnim
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When
this
last
one
was
over
I
felt
considerably
exhausted,
and
had
hardly
sufficient
strength
to
receive
their
thanks
with
civility.
An
hour's
jig-playing
with
the
thermometer
at
90
leaves
its
marks
on
the
most
robust;
and
when
they
were
in
bed,
and
the
supper
beginning
to
do
its
work,
I
ordered
the
carriage
and
the
kettle
with
a
view
to
seeking
repose
in
the
forest,
taking
the
opportunity
of
escaping
before
the
Man
of
Wrath
should
come
in
to
dinner.
The
weather
has
been
very
hot
for
a
long
time,
but
the
rain
in
the
morning
had
had
a
wonderful
effect
on
my
flowers,
and
as
I
drove
away
I
could
not
help
noticing
how
charming
the
borders
in
front
of
the
house
were
looking,
with
their
white
hollyhocks,
and
white
snapdragons,
and
fringe
of
feathery
marigolds.
This
gardener
has
already
changed
the
whole
aspect
of
the
place,
and
I
believe
I
have
found
the
right
man
at
last.
He
is
very
young
for
a
head
gardener,
but
on
that
account
all
the
more
anxious
to
please
me
and
keep
his
situation;
and
it
is
a
great
comfort
to
have
to
do
with
somebody
who
watches
and
interprets
rightly
every
expression
of
one's
face
and
does
not
need
much
talking
to.
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