But these other
apartments were densely crowded, and in them beat feverishly the heart of life.
"It now only remains for me to ask whether monsieur intends to occupy his
apartments to-morrow, in which case I will reserve them for him; whereas, if monsieur does not mean to do so, I will promise them to some of the king's people who are coming."
At last they betook themselves to their own
apartments, which lay upon either side of the corridor.
By undue precision, the appearance of many a fine
apartment is utterly spoiled.
When the general had satisfied his own curiosity, in a close examination of every well-known ornament, they proceeded into the library, an
apartment, in its way, of equal magnificence, exhibiting a collection of books, on which an humble man might have looked with pride.
Within this mansion you are absolute mistress of your actions, and may go abroad or remain in your
apartments as may seem most agreeable to you.
Involuntarily the girl shrank back, extending her open palms toward the frightful creature as though to hold him aloof but a man upon either side of her, the two who had conducted her into the
apartment, seized and held her.
But candles had been placed in the chandeliers and lustres, and the attendants were so far recovered from surprise as to recollect their use; the oversight was immediately remedied, and in a minute the
apartment was in a blaze of light.
'In the polite circles I believe this sort of thing isn't usually said to a gentleman in his own
apartments, but never mind that.
"The allotted hour has come," he was saying as I entered the
apartment; "and though the enemies of Okar be within her gates, naught may stay the will of Salensus Oll.
The roof, composed of beams and rafters, had nothing to divide the
apartment from the sky excepting the planking and thatch; there was a huge fireplace at either end of the hall, but as the chimneys were constructed in a very clumsy manner, at least as much of the smoke found its way into the
apartment as escaped by the proper vent.
As to D'Artagnan, he did not budge from his
apartment. He converted his chamber into an observatory.