In Paris as in London the chief beauty of the season is the velvety greenness of the lawns. It is perhaps the most perfect method of keeping grass, though seldom seen in its perfection, and perhaps pursued here [Paris] because in the heat of summer grass frequently disappears and has to be re-sown from year to year.
The fine seedling grass, like uncut hair, is a characteristic feature of Paris gardens, and would no doubt be liable to be damaged by a machine. The gulls are a happy accident in London; here, in the Parc Montsouris, the air is alive with swifts from morning to night; no one put them there or fed them or encouraged them to come.
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