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the house ; secondly, that of the farm and garden offices and the hot- 

 houses ; and, thirdly, the general plan of the grounds. 



The house, in its external form and interior arrangement, is to be con- 

 sidered as a cottage, or rather as a villa assuming a cottage character. 

 Hence, the centre part of the house, over the dining and drawing-rooms, 

 appears, from the elevation of the entrance front, to be only two stories 

 high. There is, however, a concealed story over part- of the offices, for 

 servants' bedrooms. 



The house, of which ^^. 4 is an enlarged plan, consists of: 

 a, The porch, entered from a bridge thrown across the brook, 4, as shown 



mfig. 4. 

 b b, Passage, from which are seen the stairs to the bedrooms ; and in which, 

 at a, there is a jib-door and a ventilating window, to prevent the possi- 

 bility of the smell from the kitchen or offices, or water-closet, penetrating 

 to the other parts of the passage. 



c, Recess for coats, hats, etc., fitted up with a hat and umbrella-stand, 

 tables, etc. 



d, Drawing-room, with a recess at the further end, fitted up with a sofa 

 and a writing-table. 



e, Dining-room, with a recess for the largest sideboard, and another for a 

 smaller sideboard and cellarets. 



/, Library, chiefly lighted from the roof, but having one window to the gar- 

 den, and a glass door to the porch, h, also looking into the garden, and 

 from which the view Jig. 5 is obtained. This room is fitted up with 

 book-cases all round ; those on each side of the fire-place being over large 

 cabinets, about 4 ft. 6 in. high, filled with a collection of shells, minerals, 

 and organic remains, etc. ; and, to save the space that would otherwise 

 be lost at the angles, pentagonal closets are formed there, in which 

 maps, and various articles that cannot be conveniently put on the regular 

 book-shelves, are kept. The doors to these corner closets are not more 

 than 9 in. in width, and they are of paneled wainscoat. The shelves are 

 fitted in front with mahogany double reeds, fixing the cloth which pro- 

 tects the tops of the books, thus giving the appearance of mahogany. 



g, Museum for specimens of minerals and other curiosities, entered from 

 the porch, h, and lighted from that porch and from a window in the roof. 



h, Porch leading to the garden from the library and museum. 



i, Ladies' water-closet, kept warm by the heat from the back of the ser- 



