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He came to a gate on the right of the road. Behind it a footpath meandered up over a grassy slope. The sheep nibbling on its summit cast long shadows down the hill almost to his feet. HE CAME TO A GATE ON THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD BEHIND IT A FOOTPATH MEANDERED UP OVER A GRASSY SLOPE THE SHEEP NIBBLING ON ITS SUMMIT CAST LONG SHADOWS DOWN THE HILL ALMOST TO HIS FEET
LE By Ella D'Arcy (_Monochromes_, London: John Lane, 1893) A young man strolled along a country road one August evening after a long delicious day--a day of that blessed idleness the man of leisure never knows: one must be a bank clerk forty-nine weeks out of the fifty-two before one can really appreciate the exquisite enjoyment of doing nothing for twelve hours at a stretch. Willoughby had spent the morning lounging about a sunny rickyard; then, when the heat grew unbearable, he had retreated to an orchard, where, lying on his back in the long cool grass, he had traced the pattern of the apple-leaves diapered above him upon the summer sky; now that the heat of the day was over he had come to roam whither sweet fancy led him, to lean over gates, view the prospect, and meditate upon the pleasures of a well-spent day. Five such days had already passed over his head, fifteen more remained to him. Then farewell to freedom and clean country air! Back again to London and another year's toil. RREMEDIABLE BY ELLA D'ARCY MONOCHROMES LONDON JOHN LANE EIGHTEEN NINETY THREE A YOUNG MAN STROLLED ALONG A COUNTRY ROAD ONE AUGUST EVENING AFTER A LONG DELICIOUS DAY A DAY OF THAT BLESSED IDLENESS THE MAN OF LEISURE NEVER KNOWS ONE MUST BE A BANK CLERK FORTY NINE WEEKS OUT OF THE FIFTY TWO BEFORE ONE CAN REALLY APPRECIATE THE EXQUISITE ENJOYMENT OF DOING NOTHING FOR TWELVE HOURS AT A STRETCH WILLOUGHBY HAD SPENT THE MORNING LOUNGING ABOUT A SUNNY RICK YARD THEN WHEN THE HEAT GREW UNBEARABLE HE HAD RETREATED TO AN ORCHARD WHERE LYING ON HIS BACK IN THE LONG COOL GRASS HE HAD TRACED THE PATTERN OF THE APPLE LEAVES DIAPERED ABOVE HIM UPON THE SUMMER SKY NOW THAT THE HEAT OF THE DAY WAS OVER HE HAD COME TO ROME WHERE SWEET FANCY LED HIM TO LEAN OVER GATES VIEW THE PROSPECT AND MEDITATE UPON THE PLEASURES OF A WELL SPENT DAY FIVE SUCH DAYS HAD ALREADY PASSED OVER HIS HEAD FIFTEEN MORE REMAINED TO HIM THEN FAREWELL TO FREEDOM AND CLEAN COUNTRY AIR BACK AGAIN TO LONDON AND ANOTHER YEAR'S TOIL
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