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And there is a deep glen at the side into which the gardens descend. And there are long alleys there of huge trees - narrow with water running through the centre dripping from one stone basin to another with perhaps an old stone lion at one end, where the fountain begins. And you see off into other vistas and walks for which sequestered is the adequate word. And there is a path etic[[?]] grandeur and loveliness about it- all impossible to describe. We lazed the whole afternoon, and I shall go again the first chance I have? 
It seems a desecration to mention the Sewers next. We went there yesterday afternoon, Cecil, Constance, May and I. Leslie put us up to going, and Cecil took it up and got a permit. Ni[[?]], Take large parties down twice a month. It is amazing down there Big clean, lighted by electric light, and no end to it - streets of it - in all directions. We went - first - in cars which run over the sewer proper, which is a gutter about 5 ft wide in the middle. We in [[??jxxlled]] the cars along. There was no engine and afterwards we went in boats also