Landed Gently
“The multiplicity of rooms, their size, the thickness and solidity of the walls, all these contributed to a sensation of emptiness, remoteness and uncanny silence. Referring to his guide, Gently set off to find the south-east wing. His way took him along the entire front of the house, passing through the great hall, and though this must have been one of the principal thoroughfares he met not a soul on his journey.
The south-east wing was vaguely similar in layout to the north-east, and a bri...ef reconnaisance brought him to the room corresponding to the yellow drawing room. He knocked and entered. The five tapissiers sat in a subdued group about the hearth. Closing the door behind him, he went across to the group, and stood for a moment warming his hands at the blaze.
‘Not intruding, I hope?’ ‘Naw.’ It was Percy Peacock, the bald-headed little Lancastrian, who answered him.
‘I should think it’s warmer outside than it is in the state apartments.’ ‘Ah, it’s a proper boom-noomber out there.’ Gently pulled out Dutt’s pipe, now beginning to lose its rough edge, and filled it with leisurely fingers.MoreLess
The south-east wing was vaguely similar in layout to the north-east, and a bri...ef reconnaisance brought him to the room corresponding to the yellow drawing room. He knocked and entered. The five tapissiers sat in a subdued group about the hearth. Closing the door behind him, he went across to the group, and stood for a moment warming his hands at the blaze.
‘Not intruding, I hope?’ ‘Naw.’ It was Percy Peacock, the bald-headed little Lancastrian, who answered him.
‘I should think it’s warmer outside than it is in the state apartments.’ ‘Ah, it’s a proper boom-noomber out there.’ Gently pulled out Dutt’s pipe, now beginning to lose its rough edge, and filled it with leisurely fingers.MoreLess
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