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From this hall a pair of folding-doors gave access to a splendid room, with walls, roof, and floor of solid gold, and windows of transparent crystal. The next room was covered with red rubies, having windows formed of large diamonds. Tony was led from one chamber to another, all glittering with precious stones, sapphires, topazes, emeralds, and amethysts.
Here's the supper for the darlings, ready laid in the room behind the folding-doors. Here's their little pickled salmon, I do declare! And here's their little salad, and their little roast beef and fowls, and their little pastry, and their wee, wee, wee champagne! 'Yes, I thought it best, ma'am, said Mrs. Alicumpaine, 'that they should have their supper by themselves.
The folding-doors were flung open, and she appeared leaning on the arm of the emperor, followed by the princes, princesses, generals, and statesmen of her realms. Silently the ladies of honor ranged themselves on either side of the room to let the imperial family pass by. Maria Theresa's eyes glanced hastily around, and fell upon the pale, wan features of the Countess von Salmour.
Some called to make haste, others to take time, some exhorted to stand out of the way, and make room for Sir Hildebrand and the young squires, some to close round the table and be in the way, some bawled to open, some to shut, a pair of folding-doors which divided the hall from a sort of gallery, as I afterwards learned, or withdrawing-room, fitted up with black wainscot.
The folding-doors between the "best room" and the adjoining bedroom had been opened wide, and the guests were distributed over the two rooms. The former was brilliantly lighted by three lamps and two candles, and all the sitting-accommodation the house contained was ranged in a semicircle round the grand piano.
He had no sooner done so than he heard a voice, the accent of which alarmed him, though he distinguished no word. He hastily crossed the hall and flew into the banquet-room. Coming rapidly in at the folding-doors he almost fell over his wife, lying insensible half upon the floor and half upon the chair. When he saw her pale and motionless, a terrible misgiving seized him; he fell on his knees.
In my new house they are all folding-doors, and such a splendid view over the sea from my rooms." "Have you then really a home anywhere?" asked Therese as she laid the table. "I should think so! At Trieste, and in the finest palace in the town. I am agent to the principal shipbuilder." "At Trieste?" interrupted Timar. "What's his name?"
"Here she comes!" said the baronet; "look at her before you judge her too severely, old friend, and let her face answer for her truth." The room in which the two men were standing opened into another and larger apartment, and through the open folding-doors Captain Copplestone saw Lady Eversleigh approaching.
For my part, I scarcely saw any one but himself; BONAPARTE alone absorbed my whole attention. A circumstance occurred which gave me an opportunity of observing the Chief Consul with critical minuteness. I had left the second room, and taken my station in front of the row of gazers, close to the folding-doors which opened into the first room, in order to see him receive petitions and memorials.
"I have some cameos," said he, "which are thought curious; would you like to look at them?" "Can you conceive it?" continued the elderly lady, whose voice I still heard, as the folding-doors of the room were open: "Changed at nurse! One hears of such things in novels, but, in real life, I absolutely cannot believe it.
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