.

- This one is yours too.

- You sound surprised.

- I suppose I am.

- It is not at all like the others you donated, is it?

- It is not.

- The others are… Well, they were to my father’s tastes.
If Lady Danbury is to be believed, this one was a favorite of my mother’s.
I have never understood why.

- It is very beautiful.
It reminds me of waking up in the country.
First thing in the morning,
when I am all alone, and I have not yet spoken to a soul…
I look outside the window, and it is…

serene.

As if I could be the only person left in the world, and yet… somehow I am not lonely.

I am comforted, at peace.

The others are certainly very grand and impressive, but this one…

This one is intimate.