`` As to their one tooth , which they shifted about , '' observed Primrose , `` there was nothing so very wonderful in that . I suppose it was a false tooth . But think of your turning Mercury into Quicksilver , and talking about his sister ! You are too ridiculous ! '' `` And was she not his sister ? '' asked Eustace Bright . `` If I had thought of it sooner , I would have described her as a maiden lady , who kept a pet owl ! '' `` Well , at any rate , '' said Primrose , `` your story seems to have driven away the mist . '' And , indeed , while the tale was going forward , the vapors had been quite exhaled from the landscape . A scene was now disclosed which the spectators might almost fancy as having been created since they had last looked in the direction where it lay . About half a mile distant , in the lap of the valley , now appeared a beautiful lake , which reflected a perfect image of its own wooded banks , and of the summits of the more distant hills . It gleamed in glassy tranquillity , without the trace of a winged breeze on any part of its bosom . Beyond its farther shore was Monument Mountain , in a recumbent position , stretching almost across the valley . Eustace Bright compared it to a huge , headless sphinx , wrapped in a Persian shawl ; and , indeed , so rich and diversified was the autumnal foliage of its woods , that the simile of the shawl was by no means too high-colored for the reality . In the lower ground , between Tanglewood and the lake , the clumps of trees and borders of woodland were chiefly golden-leaved or dusky brown , as having suffered more from frost than the foliage on the hillsides . Over all this scene there was a genial sunshine , intermingled with a slight haze , which made it unspeakably soft and tender . O , what a day of Indian summer was it going to be ! The children snatched their baskets , and set forth , with hop , skip , and jump , and all sorts of frisks and gambols ; while Cousin Eustace proved his fitness to preside over the party , by outdoing all their antics , and performing several new capers , which none of them could ever hope to imitate . Behind went a good old dog , whose name was Ben . Two lovers , once upon a time , had planned a little summer-house , in the form of an antique temple , which it was their purpose to consecrate to all manner of refined and innocent enjoyments .
There they would hold pleasant intercourse with one another , and the circle of their familiar friends ; there they would give festivals of delicious fruit ; there they would hear lightsome music , intermingled with the strains of pathos which make joy more sweet ; there they would read poetry and fiction , and permit their own minds to flit away in daydreams and romance ; there , in short , -- XXXXX why should we shape out the vague sunshine of their hopes ?
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