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Chapter XV

           Thefixturesforthegas-jetsweremodeledaftertheearlyRomanflame-brackets,andtheofficesafewasmadeanornament,raisedonamarbleplatformatthebackoftheofficeandlacqueredasilver-gray,withCowperwood&Co.letteredonitingold.Onehadasenseofreserveandtastepervadingtheplace,andyetitwasalsoinestimablyprosperous,solidandassuring.Cowperwood,whenhevieweditatitscompletion,complimentedEllsworthcheerily."Ilikethis.Itisreallybeautiful.Itwillbeapleasuretoworkhere.Ifthosehousesaregoingtobeanythinglikethis,theywillbeperfect."

           "Waittillyouseethem.Ithinkyouwillbepleased,Mr.Cowperwood.Iamtakingespecialpainswithyoursbecauseitissmaller.Itisreallyeasiertotreatyourfather’s.Butyours—"Hewentoffintoadescriptionoftheentrance-hall,reception-roomandparlor,whichhewasarranginganddecoratinginsuchawayastogiveaneffectofsizeanddignitynotreallyconformabletotheactualspace.

           Andwhenthehouseswerefinished,theywereeffectiveandarrestingquitedifferentfromtheconventionalresidencesofthestreet.Theywereseparatedbyaspaceoftwentyfeet,laidoutasgreensward.ThearchitecthadborrowedsomewhatfromtheTudorschool,yetnotsoelaboratedaslaterbecamethestyleinmanyoftheresidencesinPhiladelphiaandelsewhere.

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