It was a library. A large collection of uniformly bound books was set in high bookcases of black Brazilian rosewood inlaid with brass. They followed the shape of the room, and at their base were huge couches covered in brown leather and curved so as to give greater comfort. In front of them stood small movable desks on which one could rest the book one was reading, and which could be drawn up or pushed away at will. In the middle of the room there was a huge table covered with pamphlets and a few old newspapers. This whole ensemble was bathed in electric light coming from four frosted-glass
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sounds like heaven
