There is no real reason why I shouldn't--except the absurd fear of being caught unawares.

Perhaps, perhaps I might stay for ten more minutes....

Oh, the divine beauty of it all! How hot it is!--the splash of the fountains seems to cool things a little--and those jagged, silvery reflections of the stars, deep, deep in the pool there....

Did you see that fish swirl to the surface?
Hark! What was that queer sound ?" "Some night bird crying in the marshes.

It will rain to-morrow; the wind is blowing from the hammock; that's why it's hot to-night; can you detect the odour of wild sweet-bay ?" "Yes--at moments.