Well, actually it is not really a proper lawn, but just a bit of green ground cover by the octagon-shaped marble slates (diameter approx. 25cm). Anyway Simba the Cat used to sit on this spot to have a little lie down for his daily relaxation and sunbathing.
BTW
This is the tenth novel written by my favourite author:
A Perfect Spy (Coronet Books)/John le Carre
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Amazon.co.jp
Now this is a quite romantic espionage story featuring a hard-working British diplomat Magnus who suddenly vanishes when he was supposed to be met by his dear wife at an airport.
His early life was based upon the author's own personal experience and traumatic hardship he had to endure when he was a young schoolboy then a promising student.
Therefore you can imagine that part of this story can be a bit autobiographical, yet his vivid and creative imagination bring us to a heartbreaking love story and also a long-lasting friendship with the deepest secret in the drastically changing Europe.