She thought ordinary plane-trees looked kind of unsuitable for our mountain home.

The land of Burns and of the ill-fated Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee, should have more appropriate foliage than that! Well, sir, it took four hundred men just three days to remove the last traces of the last root of the last of those plane-trees." "And the pines, I suppose, you brought from a neighboring wood ?" said the Count, patriotically endeavoring not to look too dumbfoundered.
"No, sir.

Lord Tulliwuddle's factor was too slow for me--said he must consult his lordship before removing the timber on the estate.

I cabled to Norway: the trees arrived yesterday in Aberdeen, and I guess half of them are as near perpendicular by now as a theodolite can make them.
They are being erected, sir, on scientific principles." Restraining his emotion with a severe effort, Bunker quietly observed "Very good idea.

I don't know that it would have occurred to me to land them at Aberdeen." From the corner of his eye he saw that his composure had produced a distinct impression, but he found it hard to retain it through the Silver King's next statement.
"You have taken a long lease of Lincoln Lodge, I presume ?" he inquired.
"One year," said Mr.Maddison.