10/24 Oh, I will never let him out of my sight again." Then they carried him into Lady Bassett's bedroom, and laid him gently down on a couch there. He left off talking for the present, and seemed to doze. The delicate stone shafts and mullions were such as are oftener seen in cathedrals than in mansions. The deep embrasure was filled with beautiful flowers and luscious exotic leaf-plants from the hot-houses. The floor was of polished oak, and some feet of this were left bare on all sides of the great Aubusson carpet made expressly for the room. |