A fine piece of tappa from the Solomons, of barbaric design in black and orange, made the centre of an arrangement of South Sea Island and aboriginal weapons.

Divans heaped with cushions flanked the great fireplace.

Two writing-tables occupied spaces between French windows--one the desk of a business-like roll-top escritoire; the other, the flap of a Chippendale bureau, with a Chippendale arm-chair before it.

There were a few other pieces unmistakable English.

In fact, Eliza Countess of Gaverick, in addition to a handsome present of plate, had sent her niece the furnishings of her old room at Castle Gaverick.
A few pictures and etchings hung on the other walls--among them several wild seascapes--reminding one a little of Richard Doyle's exquisite water colours--in which green billows and foamy wave-crests took the shape of sea-fairies.