Buying basil plants, though lacking the heads necessary for the pots he was advised to keep them in until warmer weather, Mr HG asked the nurseryman when the lemons might go out (they're still in and quite desperate for air and more light).
'When you take off your jumper, then they can go out; and if you feel the need to put it back on, then bring them in again'. Mr HG developed a very English sweater habit in his English years; Italians wear only thin cashmere under a sports coat, not the fancy knitwear that determines lemons-out season.
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