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" Possibly neither wife nor children would feel much cheered by the fact that they would follow him ; at any rate, there is something uncomfortable in the dead man's saying such things. That fourth line is very mean, con- temptible and unworthy of a good-natured ghost Leaving this quiet and sacred spot, we had a delight- ful walk of about two miles across the fields to the " Barley-Mow, " near Sydenham. This is the best way of seeing rural England. It is possible to walk from one end of the cou...ntry to the other by footpaths, and the reward for doing so is very great. The haymakers were busy in the meadows through which we passed ; in some fields sheep were grazing and cows meditatively chewing the cud; birds were singing, hedges blooming, and by the side of the tiny brook the brightly-tinted kingfisher darted from willow to brier and tall reeds and brilliant red poppies swayed gently in the warm wind. It was amusing to watch the stately, ludicrous walk of the rooks across the grass ; as they carefully raise each foot, and give their body a slight and consequential tilt in doing so, they look absurdly grave and make one think of dignified black-robed monks, fat and full, ten- 1 84 THE HEART OF MERRIE ENGLAND.
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