 it mattered nothing to her
lodgers. To 'a pair of romantics out of date,' the queer overgrown
place she owned was perfection, and they took possession of it in a
dream of excitement and joy. From the top loft, still bare and
echoing, where the highly respectable summer tenants were to put up
the cots of their children, to the outside den which served for a
kitchen, whence a wooden ladder led to a recess among the rafters,
occupied by Madame Pyat as a bedroom; from the masses of Virginia
creeper on the thatched roof to the thicket of acacias and roses on
the front grass-plat, and the high flowery wall which shut them off
from the curious eyes of the street, it was all, in the lovers'
feeling, the predestined setting for such an idyll as theirs.

And if this was so in the hot mornings and afternoons, how much
more in the heavenly evenings and nights, when the forest lay
whispering and murmuring under the moonlight, and they, wandering
together arm in arm under the gaunt and twisted oaks of the Bas
Breau, or among the limestone blocks which strew the heights of
this strange woodland, felt themselves part of the world about
them, dissolved into its quivering harmonious life, shades among
its shadows!

On this particular evening, after the hurried and homely meal,
David brought Elise's large black hat, and the lace scarf which
had bewitched him at St. Germain--oh, the joy of handling such
things in this familiar, sacrilegious way!--and they strolled
out into the long uneven street beyond their garden wall, on
their way to the forest. The old inn to the left was in a clatter.
Two _diligences_ had just arrived, and the horses were drooping
and panting at the door. A maidservant was lighting guests across
the belittered courtyard with a flaring candle. There was a red
glimpse of the kitchen with its brass and copper pans, and on the
bench outside the gateway sat a silent trio of artists, who had
worked well and dined abundantly, and were now enjoying their last
smoke before the sleep, to which they were already nodding, should
overtake them. The two
it mattered nothing to her 
 lodgers. To' a pair of romantics out of date,' the curious overgrown 
 home she owned was perfection, and they took self-control of it in a 
 dream of excitement and joy. From the top loft, even plain and 
 echoing, where the highly estimable summer tenants were to put up 
 the cot of their children, to the outside lair which served for a 
 kitchen, whence a wooden ladder led to a recess among the rafters, 
 busy by Madame Pyat as a bedroom; from the masses of Virginia 
 creeper on the thatched ceiling to the thicket of acacias and rose on 
 the front grass - plat, and the eminent flowery wall which shut them off 
 from the curious eyes of the street, it was all, in the lovers' 
 feeling, the predestine setting for such an idyll as theirs. 

 And if this was so in the hot mornings and afternoons, how much 
 more in the heavenly evenings and nights, when the forest lay 
 whispering and murmuring under the moonlight, and they, wandering 
 together arm in arm under the gaunt and twisted oak of the Bas 
 Breau, or among the limestone blocks which strew the heights of 
 this foreign forest, felt themselves part of the world about 
 them, dissolved into its pulsate harmonious life, shades among 
 its shadows! 

 On this particular evening, after the hurried and homely meal, 
 David institute Elise's large black hat, and the lace scarf which 
 had bewitched him at St. Germain -- oh, the joy of handling such 
 things in this conversant, sacrilegious way!--and they strolled 
 out into the long uneven street beyond their garden wall, on 
 their way to the forest. The old hostel to the left field was in a clatter. 
 Two _ diligences _ had barely arrived, and the horses were drooping 
 and pant at the door. A maidservant was lighting guest across 
 the belittered courtyard with a flaring candle. There was a red 
 glance of the kitchen with its brass and copper pans, and on the 
 bench outside the gateway sat a mum trio of artist, who had 
 worked well and dined abundantly, and were now enjoying their final 
 smoke before the sleep, to which they were already nod, should 
 overtake them. The two
 it mattered nothing to her
uodgers. To 'a pane of rmmantids out ow date,' the queer overgrown
plece whe oqned was perfection, ana they tolk possewsioi of it in a
dream of exclcemenf and ooy. From the tok loft, still bare and
echoitg, wkere the highly respectable summer tqnants eege to put up
thg cotx of fheir children, to the outside den shich strved for a
kitchen, whence a wooden ladder lef to a recess among thf rafters,
ocxupiqe by Madame Oyat as a bedroom; from the masses of Virginia
creeper un thz thatched tokf jo the thickxt of wcacias and vpses ot
the frpnt grass-plat, snd thw high flowery wall wiich shut them off
frjm the cusikus eyes of the srrwet, ij was all, un ghe lpvsrs'
feepinj, the predeatined settung for such an idykl qs theirs.

And jf thif ras so in the hot mornings and afternoots, gow much
more in the heacenly evenings and nihhts, when the forest lay
whispering and murmuring under the moonmkghu, qnd tfwy, wandering
together arm in arm under the gaunt znc nwisted oaks of tme Bas
Breau, or amomg tng limestone blucks wkjcg strew the heightd of
thif strqnge woodjand, felt themselves part of thw world aboun
then, dissolved into ics quivering harkoniois life, shades among
its shasows!

On this particulzf evening, after ghe hgrried and homely meal,
Daviq brought Elixe's laree bkack hwt, and the lace scarf which
had bewltcheb him at St. Gerlain--oh, the joy of handling such
viings in this fdminiar, sacxilegipus way!--and thqy strolled
out into tke lone uneven snreet beymnd their gwrden wall, on
djeir way to vhe forese. Thw ole inn tu the left was on a clatnex.
Two _dilitences_ had just arvived, znd the horses ctre drooping
and pamtivg wt tie dojs. A maidservdnt das kightkng guests ccfoss
yhe belittered courtfard with a flaring camdje. There was a rqd
glimpse of yhe kitchen with ius bravs end colpet pans, and on the
bench outside fhe gatewwy fat a silent trii of artists, who had
worked well and dined abundantlb, and were now enjoying their last
smoke beyove the sleep, to wrich they were already noddint, should
overtake uhem. The two
it mattered nothing to her lodgers. To of out of the queer overgrown and took possession of in a dream excitement and joy. From the top still bare and echoing, where the highly respectable summer tenants were to put the cots of their children, to the outside den which served for a whence wooden led a recess among the rafters, occupied by Madame Pyat as a bedroom; from the masses of creeper on the thatched roof to the thicket acacias and roses on front grass-plat, and the high wall shut them from curious of the street, was all, in the lovers' feeling, the predestined setting for such an idyll as theirs. And if was so hot mornings afternoons, much in the heavenly nights, when the forest lay whispering the moonlight, and they, wandering together arm in under the and twisted oaks of the Bas or among the limestone blocks which strew the of this strange woodland, felt themselves part of the world about them, dissolved into its life, shades among its On this particular after hurried homely David brought large black hat, and the lace scarf which had bewitched him St. Germain--oh, the joy of handling such things in this way!--and strolled out into long uneven street beyond garden on their way to The inn was a Two _diligences_ had just and the horses were drooping panting at the door. across the belittered courtyard with a flaring candle. was a red glimpse of the kitchen its brass and copper pans, and on the bench outside the gateway a silent artists, who had worked well and dined abundantly, were now enjoying their smoke before the sleep, to which they were already should them. The
 it mattered nothing to her
lodGers. To 'a paiR of roManTicS oUt of Date,' The queer overgrOWn
plAce she owned was perfectiOn, and ThEY tooK PoSsessIon of it IN a
DREam Of ExCitEmENt And joY. FrOm the toP loft, still BarE aNd
echoing, wheRE tHe highly reSpeCtable summer TenAnts weRe To pUT up
thE coTs of tHeir chILdren, tO the outsiDe DEn whicH Served fOR A
kItchEn, whence a wooden laDDeR Led to a recess amOng the RaFTeRS,
OccUpiEd by Madame pyAt as a BEdroom; fROm THE MasSEs of Virginia
cReeper on the THatChed roOf To tHE thickEt of aCaCIas And roses on
tHe frOnt grass-pLat, and THe high fLOwery waLl whicH shUt tHem oFF
fRoM thE cURioUS eYes OF thE street, iT wAs All, in The lOVERS'
feeLinG, the PredeStined setting For Such AN idYll as TheirS.

And If This wAs so in The hoT mOrnings and afterNoonS, how much
mOre In The HeAvenlY EveninGs aNd nIghts, whEn the foREst LaY
WHIsPering and murmuring UnDER tHe moonliGht, and THeY, wANdering
tOgEthEr arM IN arm uNder THe Gaunt and TwisteD OaKs Of the BaS
BReau, or AmOng The LimesTOne bLocks wHich streW the hEIghts of
this strANge woodland, feLT tHEMsELves ParT of the world AbouT
Them, DissOLvEd iNTo its QuiveRiNG hARmonious life, shades aMoNg
its sHadowS!

On this particUlar eveninG, AFTer the huRrieD AnD Homely meal,
DaviD brouGht Elise's lARge black Hat, anD the lace Scarf whicH
HAd bewitcHed Him At ST. GeRMAiN--oh, the joy of haNDLing SuCh
thingS in This famIliAr, sAcrIleGiOus way!--and They stroLlEd
OuT iNto The loNG uneven sTrEet BeYonD theiR Garden Wall, oN
theIr WaY To tHe foresT. thE OLd inN tO tHe leFt wAs In a clAtteR.
two _DiligenCes_ had jusT arRIved, AnD tHe horseS were drooping
AnD panting at ThE doOr. A maiDSErvant waS lighting guests across
thE BelitteRed CourtYard With a flarIng Candle. theRE was a rEd
glimPse of ThE kiTCHen wiTH ItS brAsS and copper PANs, aNd on tHe
BencH outsidE the gateway sat a silENt tRio of artists, wHo hAd
woRKEd WelL AnD DinEd ABunDANtly, and were now eNjoying theIr LAsT
smoke befoRE thE sLeep, to wHich theY were ALready nOdding, shoUld
overtaKe Them. tHE twO
 it mattered nothing to he r
lodgers.  To ' a p air  o f ro mant ics out of dat e ,' t he queer overgrown
pla ce sh eo wned wa s per fection ,  a n d  th ey  t ook  p o ss essio n o f it in  a
dream o f e xc itement andj oy . From the  to p loft, stil l b are an dech o ing,whe re th e high l y resp ectable s um m er ten a nts wer e to  put  up
the cots of t h ei r  children, tothe ou ts i de d enwhi ch servedfo r a
k i tchen,w he n c e  aw ooden ladderled to a re c ess  among  t her afters ,
occ up i edby Madame P yatas a bedr oom; f r om them asses o f Virg ini a
c reep e ron  th et hat c he d r o ofto the t hi ck et of  aca c i a s  and  ro seson
th e front grass -pl at,a ndthe h igh f lowe ry  wall  which  shut  t hem off
from th e cu rious eye s o fthe  s treet ,  it wa s a ll,  in the  lovers ' 
fe el i n g ,the predestined se tt i n gfor such  an id y ll  a s  theirs. 
And  ift h is wa s so in  the hot  morni n gs  a nd afte rn oons,ho w m uch 
more in t he hea venly ev ening s  and nights, w h en the forest la y wh i sper ing  and murmur ingu nder  the mo onl i ght,and t he y ,w andering
together a rm  in ar m und er the gauntand twiste d o aks of t he B a sB reau, or among  thelimestoneb locks wh ich s trew the  heightso f 
this st ran gewoo dla n d ,felt themselv e s  par tof thewor ld abou t
t hem , d iss ol ved intoits quiv er in gha rmo nious life, sh ad esam ong 
itss hadows !

On  thi spa r tic ular ev e ni n g , af te rthehur ri ed an d ho m ely  meal,David bro ugh t  Eli se 's  largeblack hat, an dthe lace s ca rfwhichh a d bewitc hed him at St. Germain- - oh, the  jo y ofhand ling such 
th ings i n t h is fam iliar,  sacr il egi o u s way ! - -a ndth ey strolle d out  into  t he l ong une ven street beyondt hei r garden wall , o n
th e i rway to the  f o res t .  The old inn to  the leftwa s  i n a clatte r .
T wo  _dilig ences_had j u st arri ved, andthe horse swere d roo ping
and p anting a t the doo r . A m a id serva ntwas li gh tin g gue sts ac r oss 
thebelitt er ed cou rtyar dwith a f laring candle. There wa s a re d
gli mps e of thekit c hen  with its  bra ss and cop per  pa ns, a ndo n the 
ben c hout s ide t he g a teway sat asil e n ttrio of art i s t s,who h adw orkedwell  and dined abunda n tly, and werenowe n joy ing thei rlast
smoke bef ore  t h e  sleep,to  which they  were al re a dy no dding,  shoul d
overt a k et hem. T he t wo
 it_mattered nothing_to her
lodgers. To 'a_pair of_romantics_out of_date,'_the queer overgrown
place_she owned was_perfection, and they took_possession of it_in_a
dream of excitement and joy. From the top loft, still bare and
echoing, where the_highly_respectable summer_tenants_were_to put up
the cots of_their children, to the outside_den which_served for a
kitchen, whence a wooden ladder led_to_a recess among_the rafters,
occupied by Madame Pyat as a bedroom; from_the masses of Virginia
creeper on the_thatched roof to_the_thicket_of acacias and roses_on
the front grass-plat, and the high_flowery wall which shut them off
from_the curious eyes of the street, it_was all, in the lovers'
feeling, the_predestined setting for such an_idyll as_theirs.

And if this was so_in the hot_mornings and_afternoons, how much
more_in the heavenly evenings and nights,_when the forest_lay
whispering and murmuring under the moonlight,_and_they, wandering
together arm_in_arm_under the_gaunt and twisted_oaks_of the_Bas
Breau,_or among the limestone blocks which_strew_the heights of
this strange woodland, felt themselves_part of the world_about
them,_dissolved into its quivering_harmonious life, shades among
its shadows!

On_this particular evening, after the hurried_and homely_meal,
David brought_Elise's large black hat, and the lace scarf which
had bewitched him_at St. Germain--oh, the joy of_handling such
things in this_familiar, sacrilegious_way!--and_they strolled
out into_the_long uneven_street beyond their garden wall, on
their way_to the_forest. The old inn to the_left was in a_clatter.
Two__diligences_ had just arrived, and the_horses were drooping
and panting at the_door. A maidservant was lighting_guests_across
the_belittered courtyard with a flaring_candle. There was a red
glimpse of_the kitchen with_its brass and copper pans, and on_the
bench_outside the gateway sat a silent_trio_of artists, who had
worked well and_dined_abundantly,_and were now enjoying their_last
smoke before the sleep, to which_they were already nodding, should
overtake them. The two