He pushed Mr.Corkle off his lap and got up yawning and went to the window.
Vandover's home was on California Street not far from Franklin.

It was a large frame house of two stories; all the windows in the front were bay.
The front door was directly in the middle between the windows of the parlour and those of the library, while over the vestibule was a sort of balcony that no one ever thought of using.

The house was set in a large well-kept yard.

The lawn was pretty; an enormous eucalyptus tree grew at one corner.

Nearer to the house were magnolia and banana trees growing side by side with pines and firs.