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The first object of my curiosity was a book of medium size lying upon the table and presenting such an antediluvian aspect that I marvelled at beholding it outside a museum or library. THE FIRST OBJECT OF MY CURIOSITY WAS A BOOK OF MEDIUM SIZE LYING UPON THE TABLE AND PRESENTING SUCH AN ANTEDILUVIAN ASPECT THAT I MARVELLED AT BEHOLDING IT OUTSIDE A MUSEUM OR LIBRARY
n immense fireplace above which ticked an antique clock on a mantel. Books and papers were very few, and in the prevailing gloom I could not readily discern the titles. What interested me was the uniform air of archaism as displayed in every visible detail. Most of the houses in this region I had found rich in relics of the past, but here the antiquity was curiously complete; for in all the room I could not discover a single article of definitely post-revolutionary date. Had the furnishings been less humble, the place would have been a collector’s paradise. As I surveyed this quaint apartment, I felt an increase in that aversion first excited by the bleak exterior of the house. Just what it was that I feared or loathed, I could by no means define; but something in the whole atmosphere seemed redolent of unhallowed age, of unpleasant crudeness, and of secrets which should be forgotten. I felt disinclined to sit down, and wandered about examining the various articles which I had noticed. VERAL CHAIRS AND AN IMMENSE FIREPLACE ABOVE WHICH TICKED AN ANTIQUE CLOCK ON A MANTEL BOOKS AND PAPERS WERE VERY FEW AND IN THE PREVAILING GLOOM I COULD NOT READILY DISCERN THE TITLES WHAT INTERESTED ME WAS THE UNIFORM AIR OF ARCHAISM AS DISPLAYED IN EVERY VISIBLE DETAIL MOST OF THE HOUSES IN THIS REGION I HAD FOUND RICH IN RELICS OF THE PAST BUT HERE THE ANTIQUITY WAS CURIOUSLY COMPLETE FOR IN ALL THE ROOM I COULD NOT DISCOVER A SINGLE ARTICLE OF DEFINITELY POST REVOLUTIONARY DATE HAD THE FURNISHINGS BEEN LESS HUMBLE THE PLACE WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLECTOR'S PARADISE AS I SURVEYED THIS QUAINT APARTMENT I FELT AN INCREASE IN THAT AVERSION FIRST EXCITED BY THE BLEAK EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE JUST WHAT IT WAS THAT I FEARED OR LOATHED I COULD BY NO MEANS DEFINE BUT SOMETHING IN THE WHOLE ATMOSPHERE SEEMED REDOLENT OF UNHALLOWED AGE OF UNPLEASANT CRUDENESS AND OF SECRETS WHICH SHOULD BE FORGOTTEN I FELT DISINCLINED TO SIT DOWN AND WANDERED ABOUT EXAMINING THE VARIOUS ARTICLES WHICH I HAD NOTICED
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