I renewed the
examination, at first hurriedly; then with order and deliberation,
taking out each drawer, and feeling carefully all around the cavity
left by its removal, in the hope of touching some hidden spring. But
the search was fruitless. One drawer perplexed me considerably. I
could not pull it clear out, nor get access above or below to see
how closely the various partitions and compartments came up to its
sides, top, and bottom. After working with it for some time, I gave
up the search, and my enthusiasm in this direction soon died out. I
smiled to myself many times afterwards, in thinking of the idle
fancy which for a time possessed me.
In May, the furnishing of the renovated house began. This took
nearly a month. Every thing was brought from New York. Car loads of
enormous boxes, bales, and articles not made up into packages, were
constantly arriving at the depot, and being conveyed to the Allen
House--the designation which the property retains even to this day.
The furniture was of the richest kind--the carpets, curtains, and
mirrors, princely in elegance.
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