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Updated: June 21, 2025
Bröndum's Hotel, a celebrated hostelry, where the majority of visitors and artists stay, is a delightfully comfortable, homely dwelling. The dining-room, adorned with many specimens of the artists' work, is a unique and interesting picture-gallery. On the outskirts of the town the white tower of the old church of Skagen may be seen peeping over the sand-dunes.
The long picture-gallery is lined with portraits most of them Sidneys and among them those of the mother of Sir Philip, and of his sister, the Countess of Pembroke, for whom he wrote his "Arcadia." When they again passed through the Ball-room on their way out, they were shown a little square window on one of the walls, which they had not noticed before. "Why!
The Gate of the Sun. The King and Queen in Public. The Royal Palace. Spanish Ladies and Gentlemen. The Fan. The Picture-Gallery of Madrid. National Sport of the Bull-Fight. Cowardice! Interesting Visit to the City of Toledo. The Escurial.
The brilliancy of the illuminations showed up several dark figures strolling in couples about the grounds romantic persons evidently, who were not to be persuaded to come indoors, even for the music of the band, which just then burst forth invitingly through the open windows of the picture-gallery.
There was a smile of amusement on his face, but not at all offensive, because the woman saw that it was a look of interest also. "Then I sha'n't be serious any more," she said, as there was a movement to quit the table. "That lays the responsibility on me of being serious," he replied, in the same light tone. Later they were wandering through the picture-gallery together.
Amelia was as pleased and happy as any little bride out of England. Every day during this happy time there was novelty and amusement for all parties. There was a church to see, or a picture-gallery there was a ride, or an opera. The bands of the regiments were making music at all hours. The greatest folks of England walked in the Park there was a perpetual military festival.
"Show me the way to the picture-gallery," she said to one of these, "and then tell the housekeeper to come to me there presently." She had taken a fancy to this white-haired old woman the night before, when Lord Hurdly had presented the servants to their new mistress in the great hall, where they had all been assembled to receive her on her arrival.
He went up to his picture-gallery, lay down on the couch there, and closed his eyes. A terrible responsibility this girl of his whose mother was ah! what was she? A terrible responsibility! Help her how could he help her? He could not alter the fact that he was her father. Or that Irene ! What was it young Mont had said some nonsense about the possessive instinct shutters up To let? Silly!
Hearty as were the plaudits bestowed upon the Siege of Gibraltar, there is not much risk in hazarding the opinion that Keyse took more pride in the picture-gallery of his own paintings than in any other feature of his establishment.
He went up to his picture-gallery, lay down on the couch there, and closed his eyes. A terrible responsibility this girl of his whose mother was ah! what was she? A terrible responsibility! Help her how could he help her? He could not alter the fact that he was her father. Or that Irene ! What was it young Mont had said some nonsense about the possessive instinct shutters up To let? Silly!
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