ISTRODEthroughtheundergrowththatclothedtheridgebehindthehouse，scarcelyheedingwhitherIwent;passedonthroughtheshadowofathickclusterofstraight-stemmedtreesbeyondit，andsopresentlyfoundmyselfsomewayontheothersideoftheridge，anddescendingtowardsastreamletthatranthroughanarrowvalley。Ipausedandlistened。
ThedistanceIhadcome，ortheinterveningmassesofthicket，deadenedanysoundthatmightbecomingfromtheenclosure。
Theairwasstill。Thenwitharustlearabbitemerged，andwentscamperinguptheslopebeforeme。Ihesitated，andsatdownintheedgeoftheshade。
Theplacewasapleasantone。Therivuletwashiddenbytheluxuriantvegetationofthebankssaveatonepoint，whereIcaughtatriangularpatchofitsglitteringwater。
OnthefarthersideIsawthroughabluishhazeatangleoftreesandcreepers，andabovetheseagaintheluminousblueofthesky。