'Will Gothic be most grand?
What's Gothic ?' Charley began to consider.

'Westminster Abbey,' said he at last.
'Oh--but Charley, I don't want a church.

Is the Alhambra Gothic ?' Charley was not quite sure, but thought it probably was.

They decided, therefore, that the new palace should be built after the model of the Alhambra.
The afternoon was but dull and lugubrious to the remainder of the party.

The girls seemed to feel that there was something solemn about the coming competition between two such dear friends, which prevented and should prevent them all from being merry.