full of suggestiveness, and, in its way, is as
good as a cathedral. Ah, it would be just the
spot for one to sit in, of a summer afternoon,
and tell the children some more of those wild
stories from the classic myths!"

"It would, indeed," answered I. "The sum-
mer house itself, so airy and so broken, is like
one of those old tales, imperfectly remembered;
and these living branches of the Baldwin apple
tree, thrusting themselves so rudely in, are like
your unwarrantable interpolations. But, by the
by, have you added any more legends to the
series, since the publication of the Wonder
Book?"

"Many more," said Eustace; "Primrose,
Periwinkle, and the rest of them, allow me
no comfort of my life, unless I tell them a
story every day or two. I have run away from
home partly to escape the importunity of those
little wretches! But I have written out six of
the new stories, and have brought them for you
to look over."

"Are they as good as the first?" I in-
quired.

"Better chosen, and better handled," replied

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