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Chapter 20

           "Oh,IhavebeenmercifultoMrTempest,"—shereplied;"HeisamongtheanonymousbirdswhomIdonotspeciallyrecognise!"

           Shesteppedintothearchedembrasureofanopenwindowwhichfrontedtheviewofthegrassandflowers,andenteringwithherwefoundourselvesinalargeroom,octagonalinshape,wherethefirstobjectthatattractedandrivetedtheattentionwasamarblebustofthePallasAthenewhosegraveimpassivecountenanceandtranquilbrowsdirectlyfacedthesun.Adeskstrewnwithpapersoccupiedtheleft-handsideofthewindow-nook—inacornerdrapedwitholive-greenvelvet,thewhitepresenceoftheApolloBelvederetaughtinhisinscrutableyetradiantsmile,thelessonofloveandthetriumphsoffame—andnumbersofbookswereabout,notrangedinformalrowsonshelvesasiftheywereneverread,butplacedonlowtablesandwheeledstands,thattheymightbeeasilytakenupandglancedat.Thearrangementofthewallschieflyexcitedmyinterestandadmiration,fortheseweredividedintopanels,andeverypanelhad,inscribeduponitinlettersofgold,somephrasefromthephilosophers,orsomeversefromthepoets.ThepassagefromShelleywhichMavishadrecentlyquotedtous,occupied,asshehadsaid,onepanel,andaboveithungabeautifulbas-reliefofthedrownedpoetcopiedfromthemonumentatViaReggio.

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