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The large blocks of granite had been cut so that each of the four steps should be smaller than the one below it; and when, after months of gossip and suspense, they were finally laid in place, their straight edges towards the house and their expensive curved sides to the road, a procession of curious persons in wagons, carryalls, buggies, and gigs wound their way past the premises. THE LARGE BLOCKS OF GRANITE HAD BEEN CUT SO THAT EACH OF THE FOUR STEPS SHOULD BE SMALLER THAN THE ONE BELOW IT AND WHEN AFTER MONTHS OF GOSSIP AND SUSPENSE THEY WERE FINALLY LAID IN PLACE THEIR STRAIGHT EDGES TOWARDS THE HOUSE AND THEIR EXPENSIVE CURVED SIDES TO THE ROAD A PROCESSION OF CURIOUS PERSONS IN WAGONS CARRYALLS BUGGIES AND GIGS WOUND THEIR WAY PAST THE PREMISES
 Lemuel Hamilton's grandfather, who had done little or nothing in the way of remodelling the buildings. Governor Weatherby had harbored no extraordinary ambition regarding architectural excellence, for he was not a rich man; he had simply built a large, comfortable Colonial house. He desired no gardens, no luxurious stables, no fountains nor grottoes, no bathroom (for it was only the year 1810), while the old oaken bucket left nothing to be desired as a means of dispensing water to the household. He had one weakness, however, and that was a wish to make the front of the house as impressive as possible. The window over the front door was as beautiful a window as any in the county, and the doorway itself was celebrated throughout the state. It had a wonderful fan light and side lights, green blind doors outside of the white painted one with its massive brass knocker, and still more unique and impressive, it had for its approach, semi-circular stone steps instead of the usual oblong ones. TO THE HANDS OF LEMUEL HAMILTON'S GRANDFATHER WHO HAD DONE LITTLE OR NOTHING IN THE WAY OF REMODELING THE BUILDINGS GOVERNOR WEATHERBY HAD HARBOURED NO EXTRAORDINARY AMBITION REGARDING ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE FOR HE WAS NOT A RICH MAN HE HAD SIMPLY BUILT A LARGE COMFORTABLE COLONIAL HOUSE HE DESIRED NO GARDENS NO LUXURIOUS STABLES NO FOUNTAINS NOR GROTTOES NO BATHROOM FOR IT WAS ONLY THE YEAR EIGHTEEN TEN WHILE THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET LEFT NOTHING TO BE DESIRED AS A MEANS OF DISPENSING WATER TO THE HOUSEHOLD HE HAD ONE WEAKNESS HOWEVER AND THAT WAS A WISH TO MAKE THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE AS IMPRESSIVE AS POSSIBLE THE WINDOW OVER THE FRONT DOOR WAS AS BEAUTIFUL A WINDOW AS ANY IN THE COUNTY AND THE DOORWAY ITSELF WAS CELEBRATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE IT HAD A WONDERFUL FAN LIGHT AND SIDE LIGHTS GREEN BLIND DOORS OUTSIDE OF THE WHITE PAINTED ONE WITH ITS MASSIVE BRASS KNOCKER AND STILL MORE UNIQUE AND IMPRESSIVE IT HAD FOR ITS APPROACH SEMI CIRCULAR STONE STEPS INSTEAD OF THE USUAL OBLONG ONES
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