A few old pieces gave the room, small as it was, almost an air of distinction.

Several old prints hung on the walls, a couple of portraits in pink crayon, such as St.Mimin used to paint, and a few photographs in frames, most of them of children,--but among them one of Livingstone himself.
All this Livingstone took in as he entered.

The room was in a state of confusion, and a lounge on one side, with its pillows still bearing the imprint of an occupant, showed that the house held an invalid.

In one corner a Christmas-tree, half dressed, explained the litter.

It was not a very large tree; certainly it was not very richly dressed.