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The Musgrave Ritual
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"‘Thatistrue.Butwhatcouldhehavetodowiththisoldfamilycustomofours,andwhatdoesthisrigmarolemean?’
"‘Idon’tthinkthatweshouldhavemuchdifficultyindeterminingthat,"saidI;‘withyourpermissionwewilltakethefirsttraindowntoSussexandgoalittlemoredeeplyintothematteruponthespot.
"ThesameafternoonsawusbothatHurlstone.Possiblyyouhaveseenpicturesandreaddescriptionsofthefamousoldbuilding,soIwillconfinemyaccountofittosayingthatitisbuiltintheshapeofanL.thelongarmbeingthemoremodernportion,andtheshortertheancientnucleusfromwhichtheotherhasdeveloped.Overthelow,heavy-lintelleddoor,inthecentreofthisoldpart,ischiselledthedate,1607,butexpertsareagreedthatthebeamsandstoneworkarereallymucholderthanthis.Theenormouslythickwallsandtinywindowsofthisparthadinthelastcenturydriventhefamilyintobuildingthenewwing,andtheoldonewasusednowasastorehouseandacellar,whenitwasusedatall.Asplendidparkwithfineoldtimbersurroundsthehouse,andthelake,towhichmyclienthadreferred,layclosetotheavenue,abouttwohundredyardsfromthebuilding.
