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Chapter XXXIV

           Andreally,afteradayortwoofconfusionworseconfounded,itwasdelightfulbydegreestoinvokeorderfromthechaosourselveshadmade. IhadpreviouslytakenajourneytoS-topurchasesomenewfurniture:mycousinshavinggivenmecarteblanchetoeffectwhatalterationsIpleased,andasumhavingbeensetasideforthatpurpose. Theordinarysitting-roomandbedroomsIleftmuchastheywere:forIknewDianaandMarywouldderivemorepleasurefromseeingagaintheoldhomelytables,andchairs,andbeds,thanfromthespectacleofthesmartestinnovations. Stillsomenoveltywasnecessary,togivetotheirreturnthepiquancywithwhichIwishedittobeinvested. Darkhandsomenewcarpetsandcurtains,anarrangementofsomecarefullyselectedantiqueornamentsinporcelainandbronze,newcoverings,andmirrors,anddressing-cases,forthetoilettables,answeredtheend:theylookedfreshwithoutbeingglaring. AspareparlourandbedroomIrefurnishedentirely,witholdmahoganyandcrimsonupholstery:Ilaidcanvasonthepassage,andcarpetsonthestairs. Whenallwasfinished,IthoughtMoorHouseascompleteamodelofbrightmodestsnugnesswithin,asitwas,atthisseason,aspecimenofwintrywasteanddesertdrearinesswithout. 

           TheeventfulThursdayatlengthcame. Theywereexpectedaboutdark,andereduskfireswerelitupstairsandbelow;thekitchenwasinperfecttrim;HannahandIweredressed,andallwasinreadiness. 

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