Elizabeth and her German Garden Section 14 - January 1st

In which the author delights in tranquil, moonlit drives through fragrant forests accompanied by the faithful if occasionally drowsy Peter, whose gentle disposition softens even the mishaps of bolting horses and overturned sleighs. Evening descends with the song of nightingales and the passage of wild geese beneath a starlit sky, while companions muse over the charm and perils of such eccentric pleasures amid the crisp Baltic air.