What Will He Do With It? Book V by Edward Bulwer-lytton

Truly saith the proverb, "Much corn lies under the straw that is not seen."

Meanwhile George Morley followed the long shady walk, -- very handsome walk, full of prize roses and rare exotics, artificially winding too, -- walk so well kept that it took thirty-four men to keep it, -- noble walk, tiresome walk, till it brought him to the great piece of water, which, perhaps, four times in the year was visited by the great folks in the Great House.