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Once upon a time -- it was not so very long ago, either -- a little boy, / named Neville, lived with his people in a house which was almost in / the country. That is to say, it was just at the edge of the city; and / at the back of the house was a rather large hill, which was quite / bald.
Neville, who was fond of playing by himself, would often wander to the / top of the bald hill; and if he stood right on top of it and looked / one way, toward the East, he could see right over the city, with all / its tall buildings and domes and spires and smoking chimneys. But / looking the other way, to the West, he could see for miles over the / beautiful country, with its green fields and orchards and white roads / and little farm houses.