The story of a house . Fig. 5. U i i i i I i i i i li i i—i—)—i—i—i—i—I*. -e- Fig. 4. Fig. 4. — PLAN OF THE ATTIC FLOOR. — Page 5. —FRONT ELEVATION. — Pag<e 44. PAULS IDEAS ABOUT ART. 43 from the thick bearing-wall which, extending from themain staircase, joins the angle of the main body towardsthe southeast, which is the best aspect, we will disposethe guest-chambers, which will thus form a separate quar-ter, in communication with the rest of the apartments bythe main staircase. We can obtain in this part two goodrooms, A and B, with their toilet cabinets, a and h; thentwo smaller


The story of a house . Fig. 5. U i i i i I i i i i li i i—i—)—i—i—i—i—I*. -e- Fig. 4. Fig. 4. — PLAN OF THE ATTIC FLOOR. — Page 5. —FRONT ELEVATION. — Pag<e 44. PAULS IDEAS ABOUT ART. 43 from the thick bearing-wall which, extending from themain staircase, joins the angle of the main body towardsthe southeast, which is the best aspect, we will disposethe guest-chambers, which will thus form a separate quar-ter, in communication with the rest of the apartments bythe main staircase. We can obtain in this part two goodrooms, A and B, with their toilet cabinets, a and h; thentwo smaller rooms, G and I), all having a water-closet for these rooms will be at W. In theother part, and in direct communication with the servantsstaircase, we can easily find four servants rooms, E, F, G,H, drains, 7, and a water-closet, L, for the domestics.(Fig. 4.) Over the stable, carriage-house, and wash-house, we canfind, under the roof, three or four rooms for servants, coach-man, groom, and so on. Now let us make a sketch of the fronts or facad


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