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One day he and his Father were driving through Melrose and seeing a certain lovely spot on the River Tweed got out to admire it. Sir Walter was so pleased with the scenery that he decided to build his future home there. He took a great interest in the building and was his own architect. Many of the walls and ceilings are copies of churches and monasteries and the hall is full of old armor and other curiosities. The Japanese wallpaper in the drawing room is hand painted and there is a desk of ebony with a set of seventeen chairs to match, presented to Sir Walter by the King. In the library or working room is his working desk and the walls are lined with his books. All these rooms are practically the same as he left them.

All that is left of Melrose Abby now is the romantic ruins of the church that Scott said ought to be seen by moonlight to be appreciated. The color of the stones are a warm reddish brown tinged with pink and patches of soft green moss growing upon them. The rich architecture is late Gothic and the delicate details are beautifully