"Meanwhile, for to-day you are at liberty to walk in the court outside as much as you wish, to read as you wishin fact, to occupy yourself as you like in this room, the ambulatory downstairs, the roof overhead, and the garden.

By-and-by a door opens above, there is a great sound of voices and chatting, and half a dozen gentlemenmostly landed proprietors from their appearancecome downstairs.

I didn't mean any harm, indeed, upon my word I didn't," cried the small servant; "it's so very dull downstairs.

For if he could make this agreeable impression, why such a superfluity of naughtiness downstairs?