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The whole design was in squares the gradations of red and greens, the curves of the smallest buds all was contrived in squares, with a result that mimicked a fragment of uncompromising Axminster carpet.
"I shall go and leave you right away," she finished tremulously, picking up the tray and hurrying from the room. It was hours later, after the little woman had trailed once more along the Axminster path to the bed in the room beyond and had dropped asleep, that Margaret Whitmore faced her sister with despairing eyes. "Katherine, what shall we do? This thing is killing me!"
No child is ever stimulated to draw or to read by an Axminster carpet or a carved centre-table; but a room surrounded with photographs and pictures and fine casts suggests a thousand inquiries, stimulates the little eye and hand. The child is found with its pencil, drawing, or he asks for a book on Venice, or wants to hear the history of the Roman Forum. But I have made my article too long.
A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire. In fact, that arm-chair had been an extravagance of Mrs. Bunting. She had wanted her husband to be comfortable after the day's work was done, and she had paid thirty-seven shillings for the chair.
The by-ways near the town are narrow flowery lanes such as are naturally suggested to one's mind whenever the West Country is mentioned. Axminster has given its name to an industry that has not been carried on in the town for over eighty years, though "Axminster" carpets are still famous for their durability and their fine designs.
We don't expect to carpet our house with Axminster and hang our windows with damask, but at least we must have Brussels and brocatelle, it would not do not to.
Our present route, by the high road, passes between Rousdon, the great house of the neighbourhood, and Combpyne, where there is a station, the only one between Lyme and Axminster. This is a pleasant place, lost between hills, and quite out of sight from the railway. It has a church, built about 1250, with a gabled tower and with a hagioscope in the chancel.
Rug Large Oriental In blues, yellows, browns, or old rose and black; Wilton in blues, yellows, brown, or old rose, and black; Axminster in blues, yellows, browns, or old rose, and black; Chenille or velvet, in plain colors. Curtains Glass curtains to match living room, in either marquisette, cheese cloth, or scrim, made plain.
"Why, good God, gentlemen! if you'll excuse me but I'm the parish clerk of Axminster!" My father recovered himself with a bow. "In Devon?" he asked gravely, after a pause in which our silence paid tribute to the announcement. "In Devon, sir; a county remarkable for its attachment to the principles of the Church of England. And that I should have lived to be mistaken for a Methodist!"
As Monmouth approached Taunton several persons came out from the town, who informed him that it had been occupied till the day before by Royal troops, but they, hearing of the disorder into which the militia had been thrown between Axminster and Chard, about midnight, a drum sounding both officers and men, had marched out, having received orders to appear at Bridgewater.
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