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And I must confess that the breakfast room is far cosier. The room, in the first place, is of reasonable dimensions; it is hung with Flemish tapestries from designs by Van Eyck representing the Four Seasons, but the walls and ceiling are panelled in oak, and over the mantel carved in bas relief the inevitable Eagle is displayed. AND I MUST CONFESS THAT THE BREAKFAST ROOM IS FAR COSIER THE ROOM IN THE FIRST PLACE IS OF REASONABLE DIMENSIONS IT IS HUNG WITH FLEMISHED TAPESTRIES FROM DESIGNS BY VANYKE REPRESENTING THE FOUR SEASONS BUT THE WALLS AND CEILINGS ARE PANELLED IN OAK AND OVER THE MANTEL CARVED IN BASTE RELIEF THE INEVITABLE EAGLE IS DISPLAYED
h they accorded equally--as it appeared to him--to the discussion of the most pompous platitudes and of the most arrant nonsense. They were always serious; and the general tone of infallibility, Billy thought, could be warranted only by a vast fund of inexperience. But, in the main, they advocated theories he had always held--excellent theories, he considered. And he was seized with an unreasonable desire to repudiate every one of them. For it seemed to him that every one of them was aimed at Margaret's approval. It did not matter to whom a remark was ostensibly addressed--always at its conclusion the speaker glanced more or less openly toward Miss Hugonin. She was the audience to which they zealously played, thought Billy; and he wondered. I think I have said that, owing to the smallness of the house-party, luncheon was served in the breakfast-room. The dining-room at Selwoode is very rarely used, because Margaret declares its size makes a meal there equivalent to eating out-of-doors. AS THE UNIFORM GRAVITY WHICH THEY ACCORDED EQUALLY AS IT APPEARED TO HIM TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE MOST POMPOUS PLATITUDES AND OF THE MOST ARRANT NONSENSE THEY WERE ALWAYS SERIOUS AND THE GENERAL TONE OF INFALLIBILITY BILLY THOUGHT COULD BE WARRANTED ONLY BY A VAST FUND OF INEXPERIENCE BUT IN THE MAIN THEY ADVOCATED THEORIES HE HAD ALWAYS HELD EXCELLENT THEORIES HE CONSIDERED AND HE WAS SEIZED WITH AN UNREASONABLE DESIRE TO REPUDIATE EVERY ONE OF THEM FOR IT SEEMED TO HIM THAT EVERY ONE OF THEM WAS AIMED AT MARGARET'S APPROVAL IT DID NOT MATTER TO WHOM A REMARK WAS OSTENSIBLY ADDRESSED ALWAYS AT ITS CONCLUSION THE SPEAKER GLANCED MORE OR LESS OPENLY TOWARD MISS YGONAN SHE WAS THE AUDIENCE TO WHICH THEY ZEALOUSLY PLAYED THOUGHT BILLY AND HE WONDERED I THINK I HAVE SAID THAT OWING TO THE SMALLNESS OF THE HOUSE PARTY LUNCHEON WAS SERVED IN THE BREAKFAST ROOM THE DINING ROOM ITSELF IT IS VERY RARELY USED BECAUSE MARGARET DECLARES ITS SIZE MAKES A MEAL THERE EQUIVALENT TO EATING OUT OF DOORS
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