We see here how our ancestors lived." According to the _Tour of Great Britain_, attributed to Daniel Defoe, but probably by another hand, Cowdray's hall was of Irish oak.

In the large parlour were the triumphs of Henry VIII.

by Holbein.

In the long gallery were the Twelve Apostles "as large as life"; while the marriage of Cupid and Psyche, a tableau that never failed to please our ancestors, was not wanting.
The glory of the Montagus has utterly passed.

The present Earl of Egmont is either an absentee or he lives in a cottage near the gates; and the new house, which is hidden in trees, is of no interest.