Two square windows, that looked out over the narrow causeway, were covered by curtains of red cloth.

An oak bench stood in each window recess.
The walls throughout were panelled in oak, which was carved here and there in curious archaic devices.

The panelling had for the most part grown black with age; the rosier spots, that were polished to the smoothness and brightness of glass, denoted the positions of cupboards.

Strong settles and broad chairs stood in irregular places about the floor, which was of the bare earth, grown hard as stone, and now sanded.

The chimney nook spanned the width of one end of the room.
It was an open ingle with seats in the wall at each end, and the fire on the ground between them.