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           Osbornealso,afterconsultation,declinedtooccupythegloomyoldmansionthere.Thehousewasdismantled;therichfurnitureandeffects,theawfulchandeliersanddrearyblankmirrorspackedawayandhidden,therichrosewooddrawing-roomsuitewasmuffledinstraw,thecarpetswererolledupandcorded,thesmallselectlibraryofwell-boundbookswasstowedintotwowine-chests,andthewholeparaphernaliarolledawayinseveralenormousvanstothePantechnicon,wheretheyweretolieuntilGeorgy’smajority.Andthegreatheavydarkplate-chestswentofftoMessrs.StumpyandRowdy,tolieinthecellarsofthoseeminentbankersuntilthesameperiodshouldarrive.

           OnedayEmmy,withGeorgeinherhandandcladindeepsables,wenttovisitthedesertedmansionwhichshehadnotenteredsinceshewasagirl.Theplaceinfrontwaslitteredwithstrawwherethevanshadbeenladenandrolledoff.Theywentintothegreatblankrooms,thewallsofwhichborethemarkswherethepicturesandmirrorshadhung.Thentheywentupthegreatblankstonestaircasesintotheupperrooms,intothatwheregrandpapadied,asGeorgesaidinawhisper,andthenhigherstillintoGeorge’sownroom.Theboywasstillclingingbyherside,butshethoughtofanotherbesideshim.Sheknewthatithadbeenhisfather’sroomaswellashisown.

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