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the square by a street and a high brick wall in which latter there is an entrance with a splendid gateway of Indian architecture, the same order as the Pavilion, which was built by George IV for a palace. It has since been occupied by Queen Victoria, but is now used as a place to give grand concerts and balls. When we had entered the gateway we wound up along a wide gravel walk on both sides of which were flower beds and trees. We went in at a door on the west side, and then passed up a long hall, at the end of which our order was taken, then along a vestibule into a spacious square apartment, with a high dombe ceiling, splendidly ornamented and gilded and lighted through stained glass. At the bottom of the domb were great projecting griffins, from which were suspended by cords, chandeliers. The walls were decorated with Chinese and Indian pictures painted painted in yellow on a crimson ground, and at intervals columns ascended, ornamented with great serpents crawling spirally up them. The mantel pieces were of white marble richly carved, and the sides of the fireplace were gaily painted. The whole had a very strange wild effect

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which I think I will always remember. From this we went into a low wide room, light in colour and extensively gilded, the caps of the columns, and cornice all decorated with little pendant bells, and the windows looking out on to a beautiful little Lawn filled with flowers and shrubs. At the end of this is a round apartment, with a magnificent high domb ceiling, and painted in the centre with a mass of coiling reptiles in clouds gorgeously coloured. From the center hangs a chandelier, and under it is an ottoman and around the walls sofas. The walls are covered with silver. From this we passed through two more splendid rooms, much resembling the first and second, with the exception of some difference in the decorations. Having reached the end, we returned by the way we had come, so as to see again some of the more striking and interesting parts. We returned home much pleased with what we had seen. 
12th. 13th. & 14th. Lilly got gradually better, and my cold was middling. Father wrote to Grandpap & Mr. Field. We took occasional walks. Read. And mother made