\"Itwasabroadterracepavedwithredbrickthatwasstainedandalittlemossy，sothatitlookedmucholderthanithadanyrightto，andalongitsouterbordertherewerebay-treessetinbigItalianterracottajars；butthebay-treeswereplacedfarapartsothattheyshouldnotmasktheview，andthatwaswise，foritwasafineview。ItisruggedcountryinthatpartofWestchesterCounty——likeachoppysea:allbroken，twistedridges，andabruptlittlehills，andpiled-upboulders，andhollow，cup-likedepressionsamongthem。TheGreyhousesat，asitwere，uponthelipofacup，andfromthesouthwardterraceyoulookedacrossamileortwoofhollowbottom，withalittlelakeatyourfeet，toslopingpastureswheretherewerecattlebrowsing，andtothefar，highhillsbeyond。
\"Therewasnomagnificenceabouttheoutlook——nothingtomakeyoucatchyourbreath；butitwasagoodviewwithplentyofelbowroomandnosignofaneighbor——nohuddling——onlythewaterofthelittlelake，thebrownNovemberhillsides，andthecleanblueskyabove。Thedistantcattlelookedlikesceniccattlepaintedontheirgreen-bronzepasturetogiveanaspectofhusbandrytothescene。\"
AlthoughRichardwasnowcomfortablysettled，hehadoflateyearsacquiredagreatdreadofcoldweather。Assoonaswintersetinhismindturnedtothetropics，andwheneveritwaspossiblehewenttoCubaorsomeotherlandwherehewassureofplentyofheatandsunshine。Theearlypartof1906
foundhimatHavana，thistimeonavisittotheHon。E。V。
Morgan，whowasthenourministertoCuba。FromHavanahewenttotheIsleofPines。