A pool of light cast by the shaded lamps on the dinner table picked out the points of old silver and the ruby lakes in the cut-glass decanters. A pile of filberts stood up russet warm against gleaming mahogany. The cloth had been drawn, as was the post-prandial custom at Broadwater. Narcissus might have lingered lovingly over that polished, flawless board. Lancelot Massey put his claret down somewhat hastily, and Sir George sighed. The thought of a scratch on that mahogany poisoned his after-dinner cigarette.’My dear boy, ‘ Sir George said, plaintively, ‘it cannot, must not be. Excuse me; your glass seemed to grate somewhat. I hope you haven’t—’Lance hastened to assure his uncle and his host that no damage had been done. The thin, handsome, white face opposite relaxed into a smile. Sir George looked upon himself more as the curator of a priceless gallery of art than the master of Broadwater. The big oak-panelled dining-room might have been looted for the Wallace collection, with advantage to the latter. Five generations of Masseys had been collectors.
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भाषा अंग्रेज़ी ● स्वरूप EPUB ● ISBN 9788822845689 ● फाइल का आकार 2.2 MB ● प्रकाशक Fred M. White ● प्रकाशित 2016 ● डाउनलोड करने योग्य 24 महीने ● मुद्रा EUR ● आईडी 5122235 ● कॉपी सुरक्षा सामाजिक DRM
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