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Throughout the neighbourhood the Lucases' farm was known as the "Métairie," no one could say why. The peasants no doubt connected this word "Métairie" with an idea of wealth and size, for the farm was certainly the largest, most prosperous, and best-managed in the district.
The yard was very large, and was encircled by five rows of magnificent trees, planted to shelter the short delicate apple trees from the strong wind of the plain. It contained long tile-roofed buildings in which the hay and grain were stored, fine cowsheds built of flints, stabling for thirty horses, and a dwelling-house of red brick, that looked like a small country-seat.