The original joists, and beams, and boards, were still there, only not quite so rudely fashioned as of old; for Mr.Raby's grandfather had caused them to be planed and varnished, and gilded a little in serpentine lines.

This woodwork above gave nobility to the room, and its gilding, though worn, relieved the eye agreeably.
The further end was used as a study, and one side of it graced with books, all handsomely bound: the other side, with a very beautiful organ that had an oval mirror in the midst of its gilt dummy-pipes.

All this made a cozy nook in the grand room.
What might be called the dining-room part, though rich, was rather somber on ordinary occasions; but this night it was decorated gloriously.

The materials were simple--wax-candles and holly; the effect was produced by a magnificent use of these materials.

There were eighty candles, of the largest size sold in shops, and twelve wax pillars, five feet high, and the size of a man's calf; of these, four only were lighted at present.