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Before doing so, I drew back the curtains on the rod, partly because I like plenty of air where I sleep, and partly also because I thought I might like to see the play of the moonlight on the floor in the portion of the gallery beyond where I lay, and where the blinds had not been drawn. BEFORE DOING SO I DREW BACK THE CURTAINS ON THE ROD PARTLY BECAUSE I LIKE PLENTY OF AIR WHERE I SLEEP AND PARTLY ALSO BECAUSE I THOUGHT I MIGHT LIKE TO SEE THE PLAY OF THE MOONLIGHT ON THE FLOOR IN THE PORTION OF THE GALLERY BEYOND WHERE I LAY AND WHERE THE BLINDS HAD NOT BEEN DRAWN
look more comfortable than my new lodging when I went upstairs to dress. 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. Sir Francis was necessarily a good deal occupied in the evening with his sister and her husband, whom he had not seen for some time. Colonel Hampshire had also just heard that he was likely to be ordered to Egypt, and when Lynton and he retired to the smoking-room, instead of going there I went upstairs to my own room to finish a book in which I was interested. I did not, however, sit up long, and very soon went to bed. AINLY NOTHING COULD LOOK MORE COMFORTABLE THAN MY NEW LODGING WHEN I WENT UPSTAIRS TO DRESS 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 SIR FRANCIS WAS NECESSARILY A GOOD DEAL OCCUPIED IN THE EVENING WITH HIS SISTER AND HER HUSBAND WHOM HE HAD NOT SEEN FOR SOME TIME COLONEL HAMPSHIRE HAD ALSO JUST HEARD THAT HE WAS LIKELY TO BE ORDERED TO EGYPT AND WHEN LYNTON AND HE RETIRED TO THE SMOKING ROOM INSTEAD OF GOING THERE I WENT UPSTAIRS TO MY OWN ROOM TO FINISH A BOOK IN WHICH I WAS INTERESTED I DID NOT HOWEVER SIT UP LONG AND VERY SOON WENT TO BED
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