The field had been awash with May sunshine when they set out after lunch, their schoolmates returning to classes while they, buoyant in their truancy, gathered nameless blue and white flowers that they later scattered carelessly near the dock.

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Cotran's austere home, Mr. Pellizzoni ordered suede ottomans and handsome dark club chairs from Ralph Lauren. (On average, he says, 80% of the pieces used come from his former employer, for which he gets a commission.) Fuchsia flowers and ornaments such as Chinese ceramic vases and a small sculpture of the Buddha are scattered over the property.

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