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 success. He turned his gaze toward the tops of the apple-trees across the glade and began, in a monotonous voice:

"What very lovely weather we are having for the time of year. I am creditably informed that it is quite unusual. Crops, I am told, are much farther advanced than they were at this time last year. The wheat is in splendid condition. The apple crop, if one is to judge by the quantity of blossoms, will be very large. I trust that it will prove so. I am very fond of apples. I like them in pies, in puddings, in sauce, and in cider; although I don't think they very often find their way into the latter nowadays. I also like them baked, with an accompaniment of cream and sugar. When I was somewhat younger I was not so discriminating, so particular. I liked