Themainbodyofthebuildingisofthetimeofthathighly-overratedwoman，QueenElizabeth。Onthegroundfloortherearetwohugelylonggalleries，withlowceilingslyingparallelwitheachother，andrenderedadditionallydarkanddismalbyhideousfamilyportraits——everyoneofwhichIshouldliketoburn。Theroomsonthefloorabovethetwogalleriesarekeptintolerablerepair，butareveryseldomused。Thecivilhousekeeper，whoactedasmyguide，offeredtoshowmeoverthem，butconsideratelyaddedthatshefearedIshouldfindthemratheroutoforder。MyrespectfortheintegrityofmyownpetticoatsandstockingsinfinitelyexceedsmyrespectforalltheElizabethanbedroomsinthekingdom，soIpositivelydeclinedexploringtheupperregionsofdustanddirtattheriskofsoilingmynicecleanclothes。Thehousekeepersaid。`Iamquiteofyouropinion，miss，’andappearedtothinkmethemostsensiblewomanshehadmetwithforalongtimepast。
Somuch，then，forthemainbuilding。Twowingsareaddedateitherendofit。Thehalf-ruinedwingontheleftasyouapproachthehouse
wasonceaPlaceofresidencestandingbyitself，andwasbuiltinthefourteenthcentury。OneofSirPercival’smaternalancestors——Idon’tremember，anddon’tcarewhich——tackedonthemainbuilding，atrightanglestoit，intheaforesaidQueenElizabeth’stime。Thehousekeepertoldmethatthearchitectureof`theoldwing。’bothoutsideandinside。
wasconsideredremarkablyfinebygoodjudges。OnfurtherinvestigationIdiscoveredthatgoodjudgescouldonlyexercisetheirabilitiesonSirPercival’spieceofantiquitybypreviouslydismissingfromtheirmindsallfearofdamp，darkness，andrats。Underthesecircumstances，Iunhesitatinglyacknowledgedmyselftobenojudgeatall，andsuggestedthatweshouldtreat`theoldwing’preciselyaswehadpreviouslytreatedtheElizabethanbedrooms。Oncemorethehousekeepersaid，`Iamquiteofyouropinion，miss，’andoncemoreshelookedatmewithundisguisedadmirationofmyextraordinarycommon-sense。
Wewentnexttothewingontheright，whichwasbuilt，bywayofcompletingthewonderfularchitecturaljumbleatBlackwaterPark，inthetimeofGeorgetheSecond。