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On the other side of the hall were the double parlors of the governor's time, made into a great living room. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HALL WERE THE DOUBLE PARLORS OF THE GOVERNOR'S TIME MADE INTO A GREAT LIVING ROOM
et; a passion for entrances and exits having been the whim of that generation. If the truth were known, Nancy had once lighted her candle and slipped downstairs at midnight to sit on the parlor sofa and feast her eyes on the room's loveliness. Gilbert had painted the white matting the color of a ripe cherry. Mrs. Popham had washed and ironed and fluted the old white ruffled muslin curtains from the Charlestown home, and they adorned the four windows. It was the north room, on the left as you entered the house, and would be closed during the cold winter months, so it was fitted entirely for summer use and comfort. The old-fashioned square piano looked in its element placed across one corner, with the four tall silver candlesticks and snuffer tray on the shining mahogany. All the shabbiest furniture, and the Carey furniture was mostly shabby, was covered with a cheap, gay chintz, and crimson Jacqueminot roses clambered all over the wall paper, so that the room was a cool bower of beauty. ND ONE CHINA CLOSET A PASSION FOR ENTRANCES AND EXITS HAVING BEEN THE WHIM OF THAT GENERATION IF THE TRUTH WERE KNOWN NANCY HAD ONCE LIGHTED HER CANDLE AND SLIPPED DOWNSTAIRS AT MIDNIGHT TO SIT ON THE PARLOR SOFA AND FEAST HER EYES ON THE ROOM'S LOVELINESS GILBERT HAD PAINTED THE WHITE MATTING THE COLOR OF A RIPE CHERRY MISSUS POPHAM HAD WASHED AND IRONED AND FLUTED THE OLD WHITE RUFFLED MUSLIN CURTAINS FROM THE CHARLESTOWN HOME AND THEY ADORNED THE FOUR WINDOWS IT WAS THE NORTH ROOM ON THE LEFT AS YOU ENTERED THE HOUSE AND WOULD BE CLOSED DURING THE COLD WINTER MONTHS SO IT WAS FITTED ENTIRELY FOR SUMMER USE AND COMFORT THE OLD FASHIONED SQUARE PIANO LOOKED IN ITS ELEMENT PLACED ACROSS ONE CORNER WITH THE FOUR TALL SILVER CANDLESTICKS AND SNUFFER TRAY ON THE SHINING MAHOGANY ALL THE SHABBIEST FURNITURE AND THE CAREY FURNITURE WAS MOSTLY SHABBY WAS COVERED WITH A CHEAP GAY CHINTZ AND CRIMSON JACQUEMINOT ROSES CLAMBERED ALL OVER THE WALL PAPER SO THAT THE ROOM WAS A COOL BOWER OF BEAUTY
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