Chapter 8

           Thechateau,amodernbuildinginItalianstyle,withtwoprojectingwingsandthreeflightsofsteps,layatthefootofanimmensegreen-sward,onwhichsomecowsweregrazingamonggroupsoflargetreessetoutatregularintervals,whilelargebedsofarbutus,rhododendron,syringas,andguelderrosesbulgedouttheirirregularclustersofgreenalongthecurveofthegravelpath.Ariverflowedunderabridge;throughthemistonecoulddistinguishbuildingswiththatchedroofsscatteredoverthefieldborderedbytwogentlysloping,welltimberedhillocks,andinthebackgroundamidthetreesroseintwoparallellinesthecoachhousesandstables,allthatwasleftoftheruinedoldchateau.

           Charles’sdog-cartpulledupbeforethemiddleflightofsteps;servantsappeared;theMarquiscameforward,and,offeringhisarmtothedoctor’swife,conductedhertothevestibule.

           Itwaspavedwithmarbleslabs,wasverylofty,andthesoundoffootstepsandthatofvoicesre-echoedthroughitasinachurch.

           Oppositeroseastraightstaircase,andontheleftagalleryoverlookingthegardenledtothebilliardroom,throughwhosedooronecouldheartheclickoftheivoryballs.Asshecrossedittogotothedrawingroom,Emmasawstandingroundthetablemenwithgravefaces,theirchinsrestingonhighcravats.Theyallworeorders,andsmiledsilentlyastheymadetheirstrokes.

           Onthedarkwainscotingofthewallslargegoldframesboreatthebottomnameswritteninblackletters.

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