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He found the front drawing-rooh at the best

of times--without visitors--without any one in it--for Tieneration, considered that a

room was not quite 'nice' unless it was 'properly' furnished It

held, therefore, eleven chairs, a sofa, three tables, two cabinets,

innurand piano And now,

occupied by Mrs Small, Aunt Hester, by Swithin, Jaain to return 'Passion and

Paregoric' which she had read at lunch, and her chuhter (the s), there was

only one chair left unoccupied, except, of course, the two that nobody

ever sat on--and the only standing room was occupied by the cat, on whom

old Jolyon promptly stepped

In these days it was by no means unusual for Timothy to have so many

visitors The family had always, one and all, had a real respect

for Aunt Ann, and now that she was gone, they were coer

Swithin had been the first to arrive, and seated torpid in a red satin

chair with a gilt back, he gave every appearance of lasting the others

out And syreat