There were coats of arms, of the various families with whom the Hanburys had intermarried, all over these panels, and up and down the ceiling as well.

There was very little looking-glass in the room, though one of the great drawing- rooms was called the "Mirror Room," because it was lined with glass, which my lady's great-grandfather had brought from Venice when he was ambassador there.

There were china jars of all shapes and sizes round and about the room, and some china monsters, or idols, of which I could never bear the sight, they were so ugly, though I think my lady valued them more than all.

There was a thick carpet on the middle of the floor, which was made of small pieces of rare wood fitted into a pattern; the doors were opposite to each other, and were composed of two heavy tall wings, and opened in the middle, moving on brass grooves inserted into the floor--they would not have opened over a carpet.

There were two windows reaching up nearly to the ceiling, but very narrow and with deep window-seats in the thickness of the wall.