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Updated: April 30, 2025

"We didn't pay anything like that for our largest copy of a Murillo. Well, I may not be artistic, but, for my part, I could never understand why any one should want an old book or an old picture." Sitting rigidly upright in one of the tapestry-covered chairs, she added condescendingly: "Stephen admires this room very much." "Stephen," remarked Corinna pleasantly, "is a dear boy."

Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow - One Man in His Time

The dark shadows and subdued light gave it a dreamy look, which was enhanced by the tapestry-covered walls, and the old pictures of saints that looked out sadly from their carved frames of black wood. Large bookcases, constructed of specimens of Florentine carving selected by Mr. Browning, were brimming over with wise-looking books.

Sarah Knowles Bolton - Lives of Girls Who Became Famous