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Upon the Mistress Dido If the gnomes dared to have a name for the Mistress, they would call her TWANG on account of the sound her bow makes as she lets loose an arrow. But to any normal observer, the loosening of her bow is only a small part of her peerless repertoire. Indeed, the …
The Castle of No Love If there are many corners of the Garden that have sunshine and flower, there are others where darkness falls in the daylight. I do not know of all these places in the Garden, but the one I fear the most is the Castle of No Love. You will not be …
Smarm If I have never succeeded in getting to the bottom of their dispute, I have no doubt of it; there has always been something equivocal in the Mistress’s attitude to the Prince. He is a disreputable fellow, she will say when her temper is roused. She will slap her thigh and curse. But if …
Upon Seeming It has often been noted things are not always what they seem. When things are what they seem, we are relieved and indeed gratified. After all, it is only normal to expect things to appear as they seem. Here in the Garden, while there are many things that are what they seem, there …
On Jeu du Mall Who is not familiar with the common garden game played with mallet, ball and hoop? The Garden game is not exactly croquet, but its roots must surely be from the same tree. If I fear I must accept some responsibility for certain irregularities and anomalies in its evolution, the Garden game …
Upon the Bole Hall One cannot deny there is a kind of innocence in the Gnomes. Indeed, the Mistress will sometimes get frustrated with them for what she perceives as their gullibility. But if they are gullible, I wonder if it is such a bad quality. They will accept what you say and never question …
On Being Green Gnomes, of course, are green-skinned, which is in itself a thing rarum. Of the green-skinned gnomes there are many shades: dark and light, dappled and piebald, rich and bright to match the many shades of green in the Garden. If we can say they are green-skinned, gnomes are also green in their …