far-outreaching

Updated: August 4, 2026

It was a low building with a far-outreaching roof, and under the shade of this roof, outside of the little building, John liked to do his rainy-day and very-hot-weather work. From the cool interior came a smell of dried plants and herbs and bulbs and potted earth. When John reached this garden-house, the young lady was already there.

Frank Richard Stockton - John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein