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Angela considered that the room was irre  deemable, and thought that cheap attempts at redemption humiliated her. ANGELA CONSIDERED THAT THE ROOM WAS IRREDEEMABLE AND THOUGHT THAT CHEAP ATTEMPTS AT REDEMPTION HUMILIATED HER
etiousness ; this mildly puzzled him — he only dealt in the milder sensations — because in private she rarely tried to talk brightly to him. Mrs, Wycherley's drawing-room was not in itself wonderful. The walls were covered with a paper that had a dado to it ; she had ordered it some years ago herself, and she regretted it. She knew now that it had been premature, and that a paper-with-a-dado did not constitute art's last word with regard to wall-decoration. Mr. Wycherley did not think the times were yet ripe for it to be superseded. He had said so more than once. Mrs. AVycherley rather believed in what she called " those pretty trifles that make a room look bright ; " so she concocted some flower-holders out of Japanese fans and some velvet that had been on the dress that she had worn when Maria was married. These things afterwards were transferred to a spare and permanently unoccupied bedroom. It was thought that 4 THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. Angela had been responsible for their removal. HE WOULD SOMETIMES TALK TO HIM WITH ENDEARING FACETIOUSNESS THIS MILDLY PUZZLED HIM HE ONLY DEALT IN THE MILDER SENSATIONS BECAUSE IN PRIVATE SHE RARELY TALKED TOO BRIGHTLY TO HIM MISSUS WITCHERLIE'S DRAWING ROOM WAS NOT IN ITSELF WONDERFUL THE WALLS WERE COVERED WITH A PAPER THAT HAD A DADO TO IT SHE HAD ORDERED IT SOME YEARS AGO HERSELF AND SHE REGRETTED IT SHE KNEW NOW THAT IT HAD BEEN PREMATURE AND THAT A PAPER WITH A DADO DID NOT CONSTITUTE ART'S LAST WORD WITH REGARD TO ALL DECORATION MISTER WITCHERY DID NOT THINK THE TIMES WERE YET RIPE FOR IT TO BE SUPERSEDED HE HAD SAID SO MORE THAN ONCE MISSUS WITCHERY RATHER BELIEVED IN WHAT SHE CALLED THOSE PRETTY TRIFLES THAT MAKE A ROOM LOOK BRIGHT SO SHE CONCOCTED SOME FLOWER HOLDERS OUT OF JAPANESE FENCE AND SOME VELVET THAT HAD BEEN ON THE DRESS THAT SHE HAD WORN WHEN MARIA WAS MARRIED THESE THINGS AFTERWARDS WERE TRANSFERRED TO A SPARE AND PREMATURELY UNOCCUPIED BEDROOM IT WAS THOUGHT THAT ANGELA HAD BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR REMOVAL
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