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personcanbeobtainedfromitinnoneoftheordinarysitting-places
oftheroom.Twolargelowsofasofrosewoodandcrimsonsilk,gold-
flowered,formtheonlyseats,withtheexceptionoftwolight
conversationchairs,alsoofrose-wood.Thereisapianoforte(rose-
wood,also),withoutcover,andthrownopen.Anoctagonaltable,
formedaltogetheroftherichestgold-threadedmarble,isplacednear
oneofthesofas.Thisisalsowithoutcover—thedraperyofthecurtains
hasbeenthoughtsufficient..FourlargeandgorgeousSevresvases,
inwhichbloomaprofusionofsweetandvividflowers,occupythe
slightlyroundedanglesoftheroom.Atallcandelabrum,bearing
asmallantiquelampwithhighlyperfumedoil,isstandingnearthe
headofmysleepingfriend.Somelightandgracefulhangingshelves,
withgoldenedgesandcrimsonsilkcordswithgoldtassels,sustaintwo
orthreehundredmagnificentlyboundbooks.Beyondthesethings,
thereisnofurniture,ifweexceptanArgandlamp,withaplain
crimson-tintedgroundglassshade,whichdependsfromHelofty
vaultedceilingbyasingleslendergoldchain,andthrowsatranquilbut
magicalradianceoverall.
