IX. The Homestead—A Visitor—Half-Confidences

           

           Bydaylight,thebowerofOak’snew-foundmistress,BathshebaEverdene,presenteditselfasahoarybuilding,oftheearlystageofClassicRenaissanceasregardsitsarchitecture,andofaproportionwhichtoldataglancethat,asissofrequentlythecase,ithadoncebeenthememorialhalluponasmallestatearoundit,nowaltogethereffacedasadistinctproperty,andmergedinthevasttractofanon-residentlandlord,whichcomprisedseveralsuchmodestdemesnes.

           Flutedpilasters,workedfromthesolidstone,decorateditsfront,andabovetheroofthechimneyswerepanelledorcolumnar,somecopedgableswithfinialsandlikefeaturesstillretainingtracesoftheirGothicextraction.Softbrownmosses,likefadedvelveteen,formedcushionsuponthestonetiling,andtuftsofthehouseleekorsengreensproutedfromtheeavesofthelowsurroundingbuildings.Agravelwalkleadingfromthedoortotheroadinfrontwasencrustedatthesideswithmoremosshereitwasasilver-greenvariety,thenut-brownofthegravelbeingvisibletothewidthofonlyafootortwointhecentre.Thiscircumstance,andthegenerallysleepyairofthewholeprospecthere,togetherwiththeanimatedandcontrastingstateofthereversefaçade,suggestedtotheimaginationthatontheadaptationofthebuildingforfarmingpurposesthevitalprincipleofthehousehadturnedroundinsideitsbodytofacetheotherway.

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