" The rest of us found resting-places somehow here and
there in the great house. On the following day we would gather at
breakfast, and then the men folks would be off again to their various tasks
in the big towns. After a good time in the garden in the morning, the two
carriages to Paris and Havre would be loaded up again, and we would take
the train once more, generally leaving Catalina to pass an additional week
in the invigorating air of "Las Lilas." This short visit in the country was
the great event of the year in my young life. I talked about it six months
beforehand and for six months afterward. The other scholars made fun of me
in school, and dubbed me "Las Lilas" because I talked so much about my
grandfather's home in the country. But Paula was a most sympathetic
listener. She never tired of hearing me repeat over and over our
experiences at "Las Lilas." It must be confessed that I exaggerated in
describing many things about my grandfather's place, until my country
cousin came to believe that my grandfather's house was a palace and that
the garden was a veritable Eden.
"You shall see, you shall see!" I exclaimed as I ended my description.
The cow appeared to be the most interesting thing to Paula.
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