. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . r hand had been uncovered, the royal imprint might havebeen one day interesting, as a proof of identity ; but the blursfrom the kid glove were not so worthy of preservation, and cost theworthy major-domo hours of patient toil before they could bewholly effaced. The sombre hue of the tapestry, and the rich darkcarving of the bedstead, scarcely do themselves justice in ordinarylights ; but they become very effective at that particular hour when the sun streams in with a warmglow through the latticed that window, by theway, recal
. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . r hand had been uncovered, the royal imprint might havebeen one day interesting, as a proof of identity ; but the blursfrom the kid glove were not so worthy of preservation, and cost theworthy major-domo hours of patient toil before they could bewholly effaced. The sombre hue of the tapestry, and the rich darkcarving of the bedstead, scarcely do themselves justice in ordinarylights ; but they become very effective at that particular hour when the sun streams in with a warmglow through the latticed that window, by theway, recalls a ludicrous incidentwhich befell an occupant of thebed on one occasion. It hap-pened on this wise. After callinghis master and quitting the cham-, ber, the valet accidentally shotthe outside bolt, and went hisway, leaving the inmate an un-suspecting prisoner, destitute of allcommunication with the outside world. When the discovery wasmade by the victim, hammering at the door, shouting, knockingon the floor, would have been a useless waste of energy;. LADY EDQCUMBE AFTER REYNOLDS .
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