Even the walls were covered with rich crimson damask-satin.

The floor was covered with rugs in the softest colors, into which, as Keith followed the solemn servant, his feet sank deep, giving him a strange feeling of luxuriousness.

A number of fine pictures hung on the walls, and richly bound books lay on the shirting tables amid pieces of rare bric-a-brac.
This was the impression received from the only glance he had time to give the room.

The next moment a lady rose from behind a tea-table placed in a nook near a window at the far end of the spacious room.

As Gordon turned toward her she came forward.