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ALL IN A GARDEN L^AJR. ii<br />

desses I see tliree school<strong>boys</strong> ; <strong>in</strong>stead <strong>of</strong> a<br />

shepherd tliere is a girl. Why does one th<strong>in</strong>k<br />

<strong>of</strong> Paris ? Yet <strong>the</strong>y will all grow up, and per-<br />

haps some day <strong>the</strong> golden apple will be a golden<br />

r<strong>in</strong>g, and .... aha ! Claire, my angel, thou<br />

wilt be worth many golden apples. Are you<br />

ready, brave <strong>boys</strong> ? Eeady all ? Go !<br />

When he dropped his handkerchief <strong>the</strong><br />

lads started with a rush. The biggest and<br />

tallest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m took <strong>the</strong> lead and kept it. He<br />

was closely pressed by a slighter-built boy,<br />

who promised to make a good second ; long<br />

beh<strong>in</strong>d <strong>the</strong>se two toiled <strong>the</strong> third, who Avas<br />

<strong>of</strong> shorter frame and ran as if he were <strong>in</strong><br />

bad condition, pant<strong>in</strong>g laboriously yet not<br />

giv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>.<br />

'Will w<strong>in</strong>s,' said <strong>the</strong> philosopher. * Happy<br />

boy ! he is born to w<strong>in</strong> everyth<strong>in</strong>g. The world<br />

is his, because he is strong and brave and not<br />

too clever. Tiiose arrive—Ue<strong>in</strong>?—who are<br />

not so much cleverer than <strong>the</strong>ir neighbours.<br />

To have too many ideas is to be <strong>in</strong>conipris, un-<br />

comprchended ; no one understood my ideas<br />

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