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coveredwithallthenecessarymaterialsformountingwater-colour
drawingsandhadalittleeaselattachedtoitwhichIcouldexpandor
foldupatwill;thewallswerehungwithgailytintedchintz;andthe
floorwasspreadwithIndianmattinginmaize-colourandred.Itwasthe
prettiestandmostluxuriouslittlesitting-roomIhadeverseen;andIad-
mired it with the warmest enthusiasm.
Thesolemnservantwasfartoohighlytrainedtobetraytheslightest
satisfaction.Hebowedwithicydeferencewhenmytermsofeulogy
wereallexhaustedandsilentlyopenedthedoorformetogooutinto
the passage again.
Weturnedacornerandenteredalongsecondpassageascendeda
shortflightofstairsattheendcrossedasmallcircularupperhalland
stoppedinfrontofadoorcoveredwithdarkbaize.Theservantopened
thisdoorandledmeonafewyardstoasecond;openedthatalsoand
disclosedtwocurtainsofpalesea-greensilkhangingbeforeus;raised
oneofthemnoiselessly;softlyutteredthewordsMr.Hartright
and
left me.
Ifoundmyselfinalargeloftyroomwithamagnificentcarvedceil-
ingandwithacarpetoverthefloorsothickandsoftthatitfeltlikepiles
ofvelvetundermyfeet.Onesideoftheroomwasoccupiedbyalong
book-caseofsomerareinlaidwoodthatwasquitenewtome.Itwasnot
morethansixfeethighandthetopwasadornedwithstatuettesin
marblerangedatregulardistancesonefromtheother.Ontheoppo [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]yilai:
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