On the far side the ground rose again, and was crowned by the confused roofs and gables of the palace.

The modern pillared front, the ball-room, the great library, the princely apartments, the busy and illuminated quarters of that great house, all faced the town.

The garden side was much older; and here it was almost dark; only a few windows quietly lighted at various elevations.

The great square tower rose, thinning by stages like a telescope; and on the top of all the flag hung motionless.
The garden, as it now lay in the dusk and glimmer of the starshine, breathed of April violets.

Under night's cavern arch the shrubs obscurely bustled.