15/23 To right and left of the turrets were more modern wings of black granite. A dull light shone through heavy mullioned windows, and from the high chimneys which rose from the steep, high-angled roof there sprang a single black column of smoke. The figure of a woman was silhouetted against the yellow light of the hall. She came out and helped the man to hand down our bags. "My wife is expecting me." "Surely you will stay and have some dinner ?" "No, I must go. |