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There was a bright fire in the large grate, an armchair had been drawn up beside it, and all my books and writing things had been put in, with a reading lamp in the central position, and the heavy tapestry curtains were drawn, converting this part of the gallery into a room to itself. Indeed, I felt somewhat inclined to congratulate myself on the change. The spiral staircase had been one reason against this place having been given to the Hampshires. No lady's long dress trunk could have mounted it. THERE WAS A BRIGHT FIRE IN THE LARGE GRATE AN ARMCHAIR HAD BEEN DRAWN UP BESIDE IT AND ALL MY BOOKS AND WRITING THINGS HAD BEEN PUT IN WITH A READING LAMP IN THE CENTRAL POSITION AND THE HEAVY TAPESTRY CURTAINS WERE DRAWN CONVERTING THIS PART OF THE GALLERY INTO A ROOM TO ITSELF INDEED I FELT SOMEWHAT INCLINED TO CONGRATULATE MYSELF ON THE CHANGE THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE HAD BEEN ONE REASON AGAINST THIS PLACE HAVING BEEN GIVEN TO THE HAMPSHIRES NO LADY'S LONG DRESS TRUNK COULD HAVE MOUNTED IT
you for a moment." They both left the room together. Lynton came back almost immediately, and, making an excuse to show me on a map in the hall the point to which we had ridden, said as soon as we were alone, with a look of considerable annoyance: "I am afraid we must ask you to change your room. Shall you mind very much? I think we can make you quite comfortable upstairs in the gallery, which is the only room available. Lady Lynton has had a good fire lit; the place is really not cold, and it will be for only a night or two. Your servant has been told to put your things together, but Lady Lynton did not like to give orders to have them actually moved before my speaking to you." I assured him that I did not mind in the very least, that I should be quite as comfortable upstairs, but that I did mind very much their making such a fuss about a matter of that sort with an old friend like myself. Certainly nothing could look more comfortable than my new lodging when I went upstairs to dress. BUT I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU FOR A MOMENT THEY BOTH LEFT THE ROOM TOGETHER LYNTON CAME BACK ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND MAKING AN EXCUSE TO SHOW ME ON A MAP IN THE HALL THE POINT TO WHICH WE HAD RIDDEN SAID AS SOON AS WE WERE ALONE WITH A LOOK OF CONSIDERABLE ANNOYANCE I AM AFRAID WE MUST ASK YOU TO CHANGE YOUR ROOM SHALL YOU MIND VERY MUCH I THINK WE CAN MAKE YOU QUITE COMFORTABLE UPSTAIRS IN THE GALLERY WHICH IS THE ONLY ROOM AVAILABLE LADY LYNTON HAS HAD A GOOD FIRE LIT THE PLACE IS REALLY NOT COLD AND IT WILL BE FOR ONLY A NIGHT OR TWO YOUR SERVANT HAS BEEN TOLD TO PUT YOUR THINGS TOGETHER BUT LADY LYNTON DID NOT LIKE TO GIVE ORDERS TO HAVE THEM ACTUALLY MOVED BEFORE MY SPEAKING TO YOU I ASSURED HIM THAT I DID NOT MIND IN THE VERY LEAST THAT I SHOULD BE QUITE AS COMFORTABLE UPSTAIRS BUT THAT I DID MIND VERY MUCH THEIR MAKING SUCH A FUSS ABOUT A MATTER OF THAT SORT WITH AN OLD FRIEND LIKE MYSELF CERTAINLY NOTHING COULD LOOK MORE COMFORTABLE THAN MY NEW LODGING WHEN I WENT UPSTAIRS TO DRESS
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