,IwasfavoredwithaflyingvisitfrommyyoungfriendEustaceBright,,Eustacewasallowinghimselfalittlerelaxation,inthehope,hetoldme,ofrepairingtheinroadswhichsevereapplicationtostudyhadmadeuponhishealth;andIwashappytoconclude,fromtheexcellentphysicalconditioninwhichIsawhim,,partlyimpelledbythefriendlyregardwithwhichheispleasedtohonorme,andpartly,asIsoonfound,,forthefirsttime,underaroof,thoughaveryhumbleone,(asisthecustomoflandedproprietorsallabouttheworld)toparadethepoorfellowupanddownovermyhalfadozenacres;secretlyrejoicing,nevertheless,thatthedisarrayoftheinclementseason,andparticularlythesixinchesofsnowthenupontheground,,however,hatanairyguestfromMonumentMountain,BaldSummit,andoldGraylock,shaggywithprimevalforests,couldseeanythingtoadmireinmypoorlittlehillside,withitsgrowthoffrailandinsect-;andso,nodoubt,itwas,afterrough,broken,rugged,headlongBerkshire,andespeciallythenorthernpartsofthecounty,,,becausetheydonotstampandstereotypethemselvesintothebrain,andthusgrowwearisomewiththesamestrongimpression,,alifetimeamonggreenmeadowsandplacidslopes,withoutlinesforevernew,becausecontinuallyfadingoutofthememory--,untilIledhimtomypredecessor'slittleruined,rusticsummerhouse,
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