How Amanda explained these same things to her parents is a well-kept secret.

There was a well-kept lawn in front of it, with here and there a trim flower-bed to relieve the monotony of the expanse of grass.

The dooryard blazed with red flowers, and the well-kept lawn was lined by earth beds spangled with blooms in colors beyond count.

Fortunately for Nat, the room proved clean and well-kept, and the bed was better than the one he had used at the farm.

What once had been well-kept lawns were now covered with articles which would have been much better left in their proper places.

A gruff-looking man sat upon the front veranda, as he entered the well-kept yard, and eyed him with an expression of suspicion.