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People, Places, and Things, by the Author of 'lost Sir Massingberd'.
People Places and Things by the Author of 'lost Sir Massingberd' Author:James Payn General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1865 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS. TTTE have the privilege, or esteemed it so until lately, of living in one of the pleasantest spots of the plea- santest country in the world. Our village of Kiversmeet has nothing but picturesque dwellings in it, although not two of them are alike. Here, for instance, is Seaview Cottage upon the very brink of the beach, and in a line with the little pierhead, very elegantly but strongly built of flint-stone -- as it has need to be when the nor'-easters set this way -- with a stone balcony running round the upper story, from which there is a grand view of the high white cliffs about St. Bride's in Wales, the green Glamorgan Mountains, and the crowded Channel; and at night a no less interesting one of moving lights at sea and stationary lights on dangerous rocks and at the mouths of harbours. There, again, is Marine Villa with its union-jack upon the lawn in front, a boat stuck up on end for a summer-house, and walks behind that run zigzag up the cliff. Then, as we get more inland by some fifty yards, there is, close by the stream, Bridge Hall, a four- roomed little doll's house of a place, with a flight of steps down to the water's edge, and a little maid upon them always washing dishes ; then Rose Bower, whose lattice windowscan scarcely be shut for the white and red blossoms that will push their fragrant faces within ; and then -- one, two, three, yes, fifthly -- there is Woodbine Lodge, in magnificent grounds of its own, nearly half an acre, with honeysuckle, and woodbine, and sweetbrier running riot all over the place, as though Mrs. Fairseat did not keep a gardener -- which ...« less