A small wicker chair sits in the shade of a large potted fern, with yellow fruit beside it.

Original artwork, not a still

Mansfield Park ‧ 1814

Jane Austen

To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

A small, gentle pleasure named as the best kind of refreshment: sitting in shade on a pleasant day and looking at greenery. It celebrates doing very little, finding that shade, leaves and a good day are enough to restore a person.

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