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“ThosewhohaveknownCasaGuidiasitwas，couldhardlyenterthelovedroomsnow，andspeakaboveawhisper。Theywhohavebeensofavoured，canneverforgetthesquareanteroom，withitsgreatpictureandpianoforte，atwhichtheboyBrowningpassedmanyanhour
thelittledining-roomcoveredwithtapestry，andwherehungmedallionsofTennyson，Carlyle，andRobertBrowningthelongroomfilledwithplaster-castsandstudies，whichwasMrs。Browning’sretreat
and，dearestofall，thelargedrawing-roomwhereSHEalwayssat。
Itopensuponabalconyfilledwithplants，andlooksoutupontheiron-greychurchofSantaFelice。Therewassomethingaboutthisroomthatseemedtomakeitaproperandespecialhauntforpoets。
Thedarkshadowsandsubduedlightgaveitadrearylook，whichwasenhancedbythetapestry-coveredwalls，andtheoldpicturesofsaintsthatlookedoutsadlyfromtheircarvedframesofblackwood。LargebookcasesconstructedofspecimensofFlorentinecarvingselectedbyMr。Browningwerebrimmingoverwithwise-lookingbooks。Tableswerecoveredwithmoregaily-boundvolumes，thegiftsofbrotherauthors。
Dante’sgraveprofile，acastofKeats’sfaceandbrowtakenafterdeath，apen-and-inksketchofTennyson，thegenialfaceofJohnKenyon，Mrs。Browning’sgoodfriendandrelative，littlepaintingsoftheboyBrowning，allattractedtheeyeinturn，andgaverisetoathousandmusings。Aquaintmirror，easy-chairsandsofas，andahundrednothingsthatalwaysaddanindescribablecharm，wereallmassedinthisroom。Butthegloryofall，andthatwhichsanctifiedall，wasseatedinalowarm-chairnearthedoor。
Asmalltable，strewnwithwritingmaterials，books，andnewspapers，wasalwaysbyherside……Afterherdeath，herhusbandhadacarefulwater-colourdrawingmadeofthisroom，whichhasbeenengravedmorethanonce。Itstillhangsinhisdrawing-room，wherethemirrorandoneofthequaintchairsabovenamedstillare。
Thelowarm-chairandsmalltableareinBrowning’sstudy
withhisfather’sdesk，onwhichhehaswrittenallhispoems。“
ToMr。andMrs。Hawthorne，Mr。Hillard，andMr。Story，inparticular，weareindebtedforseveraldelightfulglimpsesintothehome-lifeofthetwopoets。WecanseeMrs。Browninginher“idealchamber“，neitheralibrarynorasitting-room，butahappyblendingofboth，withthenumerousoldpaintingsinantiqueFlorentineframes，easy-chairsandlounges，carvedbookcasescrammedwithbooksinmanylanguages，bric-a-bracinanyquantity，butalwaysartistic，flowerseverywhere，andherselfthefrailestflowerofall。
Mr。HillardspeaksofthehappinessoftheBrownings’homeandtheirunionasperfect：he，fullofmanlypower，she，thetypeofthemostsensitiveanddelicatewomanhood。
Thismuch-esteemedfriendwasfascinatedbyMrs。Browning。
Againandagainhealludestoherexceedingspirituality：
“Sheisasouloffireenclosedinashellofpearl：“
herframe“thetransparentveilforacelestialandmortalspirit：“
andthosefinewordswhichprovethathetoowasofthebrotherhoodofthepoets，“Hertremulousvoiceoftenfluttersoverherw
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