Chapter XX: A Double Conclusion 258

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

_From Drawings by the Author_.

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1. "COUSIN GEORGE'S EXTERIOR" 11

2. COUSIN GEORGE'S FIRST FLOOR 14

3. COUSIN GEORGE'S SECOND FLOOR 15

4. "WARMTH IS BEAUTY" 21

5. A HIDDEN FOE 23

6. A BURIED GRIDIRON 24

7. THE PROTECTING "CUT-OFF" 25

8. A "CROSS-SECTION" PROPHECY 28

9. HEAT FROM ALL SIDES 30

10. AUNT MELVILLE'S AMBITION 33

11. NO PLACE FOR THE BED 36

12. ENLARGED BY DESTRUCTION 37

13. A SLIGHT ADDITION 39

14. GROUND FLOOR OF AUNT MELVILLE'S AMBITION 42

15. FIRST FLOOR OF AUNT MELVILLE'S AMBITION 43

16. A SECURE OUTLOOK 49

17. MINED AND COUNTERMINED 52

18. A DORMER OF BURNED CLAY 55

19. THE TOPMOST PEAK 59

20. WILL'S MASTERPIECE 65

21. THE FIRST FLOOR OF WILL'S MASTERPIECE 73

22. THE SECOND FLOOR OF WILL'S MASTERPIECE 75

23. THE OUTSIDE OF TED'S HOUSE 79

24. JILL'S KITCHEN IN BLACK AND WHITE 83

25. THE FIRST FLOOR OF TED'S HOUSE 88

26. THE POOR BUT MODEST ATTORNEY'S COTTAGE 91

27. A DOUBLE TEAM 94

28. WARMTH UNDER THE WINDOW 96

29. STEAM PIPES BESIDE THE FIREPLACE 97

30. THE ATTORNEY'S FLOOR PLAN 101

31. NO CONCEALMENT OR DISGUISE 105

32. WITH A MULLION AND WITHOUT 110

33. JACK'S ARCHITECTURAL PHRENOLOGY 112

34. THE HAT MAKES THE MAN 113

35. THE CONTRIBUTION OF BESSIE'S FATHER 117

36. THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE CONTRIBUTION 123

37. A GARGOYLE 130

38. A CHOICE OF GUTTERS 131

39. A SIMPLE RECESS 133

40. IN THE MIDDLE RANK 135

41. THE WORTH OF A COSY COTTAGE 137

42. A PROMISE OF SOCIAL SUCCESS 141

43. A REASONABLE HOPE 143

44. FLOORS AS THEY ARE: FLOORS AS THEY MIGHT BE 145

45. BRICKS AND BOULDERS ON GRANITE UNDERPINNING 149

46. NOT BRILLIANT, BUT IMPRESSIVE 153

47. WOODEN RICHNESS 155

48. NO WASTE OF WOOD 156

49. FIRST FLOOR OF THE PROMISE 158

50. SECOND FLOOR OF THE PROMISE 159

51. NO PLACE FOR SECRET FOES 167

52. SAFE AND SAVING FLUES 179-80

53. A PICTURE IN GLASS OVER THE FIREPLACE 181

54. GLASS OF MANY COLORS, SHAPES AND SIZES 183

55. SHELVES IN THE MIDDLE, CUPBOARDS ABOVE AND BELOW 185

56. "THE OAKS" 191

57. OUTSIDE BARRIERS 195

58. INSIDE BARRIERS 196

59. COMMON UGLINESS--SIMPLE GRACE 197

60. FIRST FLOOR PLAN OF "THE OAKS" 201

61. LOOKING TOWARD SUNSET 205

62. NEAR THE TURNING-POINT 207

63. A CHOICE OF BALUSTERS 209

64. THE BIG FIREPLACE IN THE KEEPING-ROOM 211

65. ONE WAY TO BEGIN 213

66. A BROADSIDE OF AN EASY ASCENT 215

67. A DIVIDING SCREEN AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS 219

68. BITS OF CORNICES 223

69. MOULDINGS FAIR TO SEE, BUT HARD TO KEEP CLEAN 225

70. FRAGMENTS OF ARCHITRAVES 227

71. A CHOICE OF WAINSCOTS 229

72. WOOD PANELS FOR WALLS AND CEILINGS, WITH IRREGULARITIES
IN LEATHER, PAINT AND PAPER 231

73. THE HOUSE THAT JILL BUILT 235

74. THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE HOUSE THAT JILL BUILT 239

75. THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE HOUSE THAT JILL BUILT 241

76. THE EAST END OF JILL'S DINING-ROOM 243

77. A CASTLE IN SPAIN 263

_Also Initials, Tail-Pieces, etc._

INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

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BUILDING SITES 16 BRICKS 46, 53, 58 BLINDS 116 CHIMNEYS 179 CONTRACT WORK 233 COMPETITIVE PLANS 237 DOORS 194 FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION 54 FALSE CHIMNEY-PIECE 98 FIREPLACES 134 FLOORS 140 FASHION 224 GUTTERS 129 HEATING 97, 132 HEIGHT OF ROOMS 138 HARD WOOD 197 INTERIOR FINISH 221 KITCHEN ARRANGEMENTS 81, 125 PLUMBING 166, 177 PANTRIES 186, 189 PAINT 223 ROOFS 69, 113 STAIRS 38, 214 STAINED GLASS 38, 183 TERRA COTTA 61 UNDER-DRAINING 24 VENTILATING FLUES 178 WINDOWS 110, 183 WOODEN BUILDINGS 51