Why not call it, for example, 'Bellevue'? 'Bellevue' is
a charming word."
"A little French, isn't it?" someone inquired.
"Oh, yes, it's French," she admitted. "But it's all right, isn't it? It's
quite nice French."
We assured her that, for a French phrase, it was singularly free from
impropriety.
"But of course," she said, "there's an Italian equivalent, 'Bella Vista.'
'Bella Vista' is delightful."
"I passed a 'Bella Vista' in Surbiton yesterday," said the frivolous voice,
"and an errand-boy had done his worst with it with a very black lead
pencil."
"What could he do?" the gentle lady asked wonderingly, with big violet eyes
distended.
"It is not for me to explain," said the frivolous voice; "but the final
vowel of the first word dissatisfied him and he substituted another. The
capabilities of errand-boys with pencil or chalk should never be lost sight
of when one is choosing a name for a front gate."
"I am all at sea," said the lady plaintively. Then she brightened. "Is
there no prominent landmark visible from the new house?" she asked. "It is
so high there must be."
Our hostess said that by cutting down two trees it would be possible to see
Windsor Castle.
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