Far Away And Long Ago A History Of My Early Life By W. H. Hudson








































































 -  The image of that young man tied to the post, his bent
head and downward gaze, and ghastly face shaded - Page 26
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The Image Of That Young Man Tied To The Post, His Bent Head And Downward Gaze, And Ghastly Face Shaded By Lank Black Hair, Is As Plain To Me Now As If I Had Seen Him But Yesterday.

A little back from the buildings were gardens and several acres of plantation - both shade and fruit trees.

Viewed from the outside, it all looked like an immense poplar grove, on account of the double rows of tall Lombardy poplar trees at the borders. The whole ground, including the buildings, was surrounded by an immense ditch or moat.

Up till now I had lived without trees, with the exception of those twenty-five I have spoken of, which formed a landmark for all the country round; so that this great number - hundreds and thousands - of trees was a marvel and delight. But the plantation and what it was to me will form the subject of a chapter by itself. It was a paradise of rats, as I very soon discovered. Our little native guide and instructor was full of the subject, and promised to let us see the rats with our own eyes as soon as the sun went down; that would finish the day of strange sights with the strangest of all.

Accordingly, when the time came he led us to a spot beyond the barns and wood-piles, where all the offal of slaughtered animals, bones, and unconsumed meats from the kitchen, and rubbish from a wasteful, disorderly establishment, were cast out each day.

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