The present bishop, however, had been moved down into a back parlour and had been given to understand that he could very well receive his clergy in the dining-room, should they arrive in too large a flock to be admitted into his small sanctum.

He had been unwilling to yield, but after a short debate had yielded.
Mrs.Proudie's heart beat high as she inspected her suite of rooms.
They were really very magnificent, or at least would be so by candlelight, and they had nevertheless been got up with commendable economy.

Large rooms when full of people and full of light look well, because they are large, and are full, and are light.

Small rooms are those which require costly fittings and rich furniture.
Mrs.Proudie knew this, and made the most of it; she had therefore a huge gas lamp with a dozen burners hanging from each of the ceilings.
People were to arrive at ten, supper was to last from twelve till one, and at half-past one everybody was to be gone.

Carriages were to come in at the gate in the town and depart at the gate outside.
They were desired to take up at a quarter before one.