Larkhall Hill was, therefore, a favourite both with horse and foot.

So much good--at all events, so much well-farmed land would seem to justify a better or more imposing-looking house, the present one consisting, exclusive of the projecting garret ones in the Dutch tile roof, of the usual four windows and a door, that so well tell their own tale; passage in the middle, staircase in front, parlour on the right, best ditto on the left, with rooms to correspond above.

To be sure, there was a great depth of house to the back; but this in no way contributed to the importance of the front, from which point alone the Springwheats chose to have it contemplated.

If the back arrangements could have been divided, and added to the sides, they would have made two very good wings to the old red brick rose-entwined mansion.

Having mentioned that its colour was red, it is almost superfluous to add that the door and rails were green.
This was a busy morning at Larkhall Hill.