Read the excerpt from the story below. How does the setting of L'Abri
influence the mood of the story?
When she reached L'Abri she shuddered at the first sight of it, as she
as she
always did. It was a sad looking place, which for many years had not
known the presence of a mistress, old Monsieur Aubigny having
married and buried his wife in France, and she having loved her own
land too well ever to leave it. The roof came down steep and black
like a cowl, reaching out beyond the wide galleries that encircled the
yellow stuccoed house. Big, solemn oaks grew close to it, and their
thick-leaved, far-reaching branches shadowed it like a pall.
The peaceful and harmonious setting of L'Abri reflects the
characters' contentment and satisfaction in their lives.