Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-04
CHAPTER III.-Continued.

The house was not unlike many other
town mansions of the nobility, frankly
hideous outside, very magnificent inside.
1t was not only in richness that the diff
ference consisted; there was an absolute
contrast Of style. The splendid marble
staircase. branching off to right and
left, the corridors with their arched cell
ings, the. exquisite bronzes and statuary,
had hardly been suggested by the fiat
unpretending exterior. The ugliness Of
the outside and the magnifcence of the
inside were characteristic of the tendency
of wealth to keep everything to itself.
coupled with a polite desire to seclude
it's splendor from the poor. On the land
ing at the top of the first flight of stairs
a magnificent copy in marble Of the La
cocoon was flooded by the evening sun.
which came through painted glass. In
the center of the hall was fountain
from Hadrians villa with an Antinous
brooding over the waters. Two eXtraor-
dinarily fine Turner's faced each other
from the walls on each side of the La
cocoon.
They assembled to the first floor.
II suppose there are. no bedrooms on
this foor?''
Hardly" said Cammarleigh. "There
are nothing but reception rooms here"
II suppose SO. 1 hope" added An
thony, that I am not making you feel
like landlady trying to secure good
Iodger. You can't think what change
all this will be to me. I've been living in
one room-and a very small room at
that"
They passed through one magnificent
room after another. Anthony realized
what a perfect background they must
make for gathering of distinguished
men and beautiful women. The tall win
dows. with their heavy curtains of old
rose brocade, the exquisitely inlaid floors.
the walls paneled with opulent silks. sub
dued In tone. responded admirably to the
Louis QuinZe furniture.
Anthony had never been in such room
as this in his life, but he knew that he
ought to have been, for he felt sensuous-
ly at home.
You know. Cammarleigh," he said,
pleasantly, Ito find oneself in a room
like this is to wake out Of an ugly dream.
/ wish you could be poor for year; it
would do you SO much good-or harm
don't quite know which,
They went on to the next floor.
II suppose you sleep here?
Lord Cammarleigh was trying in vain
to surmount a very natural sulkiness. He
felt that 1t would be infinitely more digni-
fled to reply to Anthony's light CONVERSE
ton with equal banter. He found 1t
difficult. however.
These are my rooms" he said. You
don't propose to turn me out Of them, do
you?"
1t was clumsy pleasantly, and An
thony looked quite wounded.
"Cammarleigh, don't. You hurt me
you really do. Have I done anything
which is wanting in taste?''
II was only Joking" answered Cam
marleigh quite penitently.
Il know, but l shouldn't try to joke
just yet If l were you. You know you
don't feel like it. Take me seriously for
time and you'll feel more like joking
afterward. 1 should like to see your
rooms. though"
There were four of them-a bathroom.
that a middle-class woman would have
called a boudoir.
II suppose this is in case you don't
feel like showing up. even to the members
of your household" said Anthony, as he
looked round the room approvingly.
II breakfast here. I hate meeting peo-
pie in the early morning.
I'm glad of that. I hope you won't
want me to answer your letters at sun
rise. or anything of that kind"
You can't very we'll answer them be-
fore the postman comes"
mo, of course not. / never thought of
that. How clever of you!'
Cammarleigh was childishly pleased at
having scored a point.
They assembled to the next story.
II think" said Anthony. 'it will look
more respectful If 1 sleep on the floor
above you" He made for the rooms that
were JUST over LCTO SdN1IudTlelSn 3.
Were these rooms your late secre-
tary's?'
lie slept at the back" said Lord Cam
marleigh. tartly.
Ibid he? Poor young mamie would!
B But t., I don't thin should like to sleep
ut was good enough for him." an
swered Cammarleigh, land he belonged
to younger branch of the family"
"Cammarleigh, how vulgar of you! 1
don't belong to any particular family, so
I at least escape the humiliation of being
a poor relation
s HE slept at the back" repeated Lord
Cammarleigh, sulkly.
"Ah but he didn't know" began An
thony.
"Sshr said Cammarleigh. hastily. Any
inclination on Anthony's part to expatiate
on the dreaded subject was sufficient 10
make him turn ashen.
do I sleep at the back or in the
'front.'" asked Anthony. sweetly.
"Sleep where you like" answered Cam
marleigh. shortly.
Anthony inspected the rooms thor
oughly.
Il don't think it would look quite re-
spectful,' he said. eff 1 had as many
rooms as you. SO I'll have one less, and
I'll do without a sitting room. Oh, stay,
though. / can call 1t a workroom, can't
L? And then it won't matter my having
four rooms after all"
81 am sure you will find them very
nice" said Cammarleigh. hastily. He