Nor was this in the garden only.

Down by the river, under the old trees, in the thick hedges, in the damp earth by the water-side, between the cracks of the stones by the river, he felt sure of countless treasures.

He paid little attention to his friends or his brother and sister; he seemed to swim in an ocean of wealth, undreamed of before, and all within his grasp! Oscar, meantime, under Elsli's guidance, had been examining every part of the garden; carefully observing everything as he walked along down to the Rhine, along the meadow-land and back to the court-yard, which was all walled in, and where two big oak-trees cast a far-reaching shadow.
Around these oaks ran a wooden seat where one could sit in comfort under the thick protection of the leafy cover.

Here the two children seated themselves; and Oscar looked thoughtfully across the broad meadow, around which ran a high hedge; a broad paved path led from the court-yard down to a gate-way of iron-work, which united the hedges that enclosed the whole estate.
"And you say, Elsli," said Oscar presently, "that beyond the hedges the land does not belong to Mrs.Stanhope at all ?" "No, Oscar; a very large vineyard belongs to her besides.

It is so large that you would not believe the quantity of grapes that she gets from it.
It lies on the other side of the house, towards the Rhine." "I don't mean that," said Oscar; "Fani showed me that this morning.