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to use, and I think it had better be made small enough to prevent a man from crawling through it.

The upper window in the same hall can be left as it is but should be provided with iron grating on the outside and a sheet iron window shutter inside .  This window will help to ventilate the picture gallery and to, of course, light the hall itself.

The door opening from the hay-loft to the alley in the north wall of the present stable should be closed, and, of course, the windows opening into the present residence part of the upper floor of stable.

If these suggestions all seem practicable and proper, please make them effective.  If, on the other hand, you can suggest any improvements, don't hesitate to name them.

I am not yet quite converted to your suggestion of placing a fountain in the place indicated.  A more careful consideration of the fountain proposed leads me to think that it might be left out.  The space between the pergola and the blue room is going to be pretty small at best, and at present I feel that it could be arranged with blossoming shrubs in a way which would suit me quite well.  I dislike to see a small space like that cut up too much; furthermore, while water is, of course, the most decorative feature in nature, I like to see it in much larger quantities than can be had in my little garden.  However, we will leave this item open for consideration when next we meet.