, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweete smels al around. --EDMUND SPENCER. CHAPTER I. THE LITTLE CASTLE-BUILDERS The House by the Sea--

for the fragrant vines which clambered over them; lip-tempting grapes purpled[A] on the southern gable of the house, and the full, bright cherries clustered thicker than stars among the leaves. The walks of the garden were white with pebbles brought from the