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Dorothea, on the contrary, found the house and grounds all that she

could wish: the dark book-shelves in the long library, the carpets and

curtains with colors subdued by time, the curious old maps and

bird's-eye views on the walls of the corridor, with here and there an

old vase below, had no oppression for her, and seee, which her uncle had long ago

brought ho the ideas he

had taken in at one time To poor Dorothea these severe classical

nudities and siosities were painfully

inexplicable, staring into the ht how she could bring them into any sort of

relevance with her life But the owners of Lowick apparently had not

been travellers, and Mr Casaubon's studies of the past were not

carried on by means of such aids

Dorothea walked about the house with delightful e

seemed hallowed to her: this was to be the home of her wifehood, and

she looked up with eyes full of confidence to Mr Casaubon when he drew

her attention specially to soement and asked her if she

would like an alteration All appeals to her taste sheto alter His efforts at exact courtesy and formal

tenderness had no defect for her She filled up all blanks with