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A Wanderer in Holland

CHAPTER I
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It may be a little dainty girl lying on her side and watching butterflies; it may be a sombre hillside at Montmartre; it may be a girl cooking; it may be scaffolding in Amsterdam, or a mere at evening, or a baby's head, or a village street.

He has many moods, and he is always distinguished and subtle.
Rotterdam has a zoological garden which, although inferior to ours, is far better than that at Amsterdam, while it converts The Hague's Zoo into a travesty.

Last spring the lions were in splendid condition.

They are well housed, but fewer distractions are provided for them than in Regent's Park.

I found myself fascinated by the herons, who were continually soaring out over the neighbouring houses and returning like darkening clouds.


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