How astonishingly clean the streets were! What great green trees grew everywhere! How bright and hot was the sunshine!--Yes, this turn; but to make quite sure she would ask again.

A policeman, in an unfamiliar uniform, reassured her.

Now a turn to the right--and of a sudden everything ceased; there seemed to be nothing but blue sky before her.

Ah, that was the sea, then; its breath came with wondrous sweetness on her heated face.

But what was the sea to her! Along here to the left again.