Chapter 3

           Then(sadrelief!)fromthebleakcoastthathears

           TheGermanOceanroar,deep-blooming,strong,

           Andyellowhair’d,theblue-eyedSaxoncame.

           Thomson’sLiberty

           Inahall,theheightofwhichwasgreatlydisproportionedtoitsextremelengthandwidth,alongoakentable,formedofplanksrough-hewnfromtheforest,andwhichhadscarcelyreceivedanypolish,stoodreadypreparedfortheeveningmealofCedrictheSaxon.Theroof,composedofbeamsandrafters,hadnothingtodividetheapartmentfromtheskyexceptingtheplankingandthatch;therewasahugefireplaceateitherendofthehall,butasthechimneyswereconstructedinaveryclumsymanner,atleastasmuchofthesmokefounditswayintotheapartmentasescapedbythepropervent.Theconstantvapourwhichthisoccasioned,hadpolishedtheraftersandbeamsofthelow-browedhall,byencrustingthemwithablackvarnishofsoot.Onthesidesoftheapartmenthungimplementsofwarandofthechase,andtherewereateachcornerfoldingdoors,whichgaveaccesstootherpartsoftheextensivebuilding.

           TheotherappointmentsofthemansionpartookoftherudesimplicityoftheSaxonperiod,whichCedricpiquedhimselfuponmaintaining.Thefloorwascomposedofearthmixedwithlime,troddenintoahardsubstance,suchasisoftenemployedinflooringourmodernbarns.Foraboutonequarterofthelengthoftheapartment,thefloorwasraisedbyastep,andthisspace,whichwascalledthedais,wasoccupiedonlybytheprincipalmembersofthefamily,andvisitorsofdistinction.

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