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A few days later and the old white mule and darkey driver came out upon the springing grass with the purring mower , and it made Bradley 's blood leap with recollections of the haying field . The air began to grow sweet with the odor of flowers . The sky took on a warm look . The building took on a deeper blue in its shadows and the north windows became violet at noon . Bradley longed for the country , but the orange-colored mud of the suburbs kept him confined to the sidewalks . On Easter Sunday the girls came out in their delicious dresses , looking dainty and sweet as the lilies each church displayed . New hats , new grasses and springing plants announced that spring had come .