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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. 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
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. 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.  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 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
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