re seen any half so imposing.

    “Yes; t opened to let in a little air and sunss so damp in apartments t are seldom ined; t.”

    Sed to a  yrian-dyed curtain, noing to it by teps, and looking t I caug to my novice-eyes appeared t it ty dra a boudoir, bote carpets, on e grapes and vine-leaves, beneatrast crimson couctomans; elpiece ed the general blending of snow and fire.

    “In , no canvas coverings: except t ted daily.”

    “er’s visits ed; and as I observed t it put  to find everyto le of arrangement on  it best to keep the rooms in readiness.”

    “Is Mr. Rocer an exacting, fastidious sort of man?”

    “Not particularly so; but leman’s tastes and s, and s to y to them.”

    “Do you like him? Is he generally liked?”

    “Oed  all to ters time out of mind.”

    “ell, but, leaving  of tion, do you like him? Is he liked for himself?”

    “I o do ot and liberal landlord by enants: but  them.”

    “But ies? , in s, is er?”

    “Oer is unimpeacravelled a great deal, and seen a great deal of t I never ion h him.”

    “In w way is he peculiar?”

    “I don’t kno is not easy to describe—notriking, but you feel it  be al,  tand —at least, I don’t: but it is of no consequence, er.”

    t I got from Mrs. Fairfax of o ion of sketcer, or observing and describing salient points, eitly belonged to t did not draor—notly  my e notion of ity.

    to s of tairs and doairs, admiring as I ; for all orey rooms, teresting from tiquity. ture once a