During the day
the
light
flooding in
would
make this room
seem a little sad,
despite the roses. It
would be an evening room

But

in the winter
with the curtains drawn,
some spots illuminated
the bookcase corner,
the record shelves,
the desk,
the low table between
the two settees ,
the vague
reflections in
the mirror

it would be a haven of peace, a land of happiness

FIRST DOOR
would open onto a

its floor covered with a light-coloured fitted carpet
                                                                                 ON THE RIGHT
                                                                                 to both sides of the window,
                                                                                 there would be tall and narrow
                                                                                 sets of shelves holding a few books
TO THE LEFT
an old oak warfrobe and two clothes horses
of wood and brass would stand
opposite a small wing-chair upholstered in
thin-striped grey silk and a dressing table.

SECOND DOOR
would reveal a

From top
to bottom
the walls
would be

      lined with
      books and
      periodicals
      here and there,

                     so as to break the continuity
                     of bindings and jackets,
                     a number of prints, drawings
                     and photographs pinned to
                     wooden panels set into shelving.

ON A THIRD

even smaller table would
a Swedish lamp and a typewriter
under its canvas dust-cover.
Right at the back would be
a narrow bed covered in
ultramarine velevet and stacked
with cushions of all

During the day the light flooding in would make this room seem a little sad, despite the roses. It would be an evening room

it would be a haven of peace, a land of happiness

From top to bottom the walls would be lined with books and periodicals here and there, so as to break the continuity of bindings and jackets, a number of prints, drawings and photographs pinned to wooden panels set into shelving.

even smaller table would a Swedish lamp and a typewriter under its canvas dust-cover. Right at the back would be a narrow bed covered in ultramarine velevet and stacked with cushions of all

During the day
the
light
flooding in
would
make this room
seem a little sad,
despite the roses. It
would be an evening room

From top
to bottom
the walls
would be

lined with
books and
periodicals
here and there,

so as to break the continuity
of bindings and jackets,
a number of prints, drawings
and photographs pinned to
wooden panels set into shelving.

even smaller table would
a Swedish lamp and a typewriter
under its canvas dust-cover.
Right at the back would be
a narrow bed covered in
ultramarine velevet and stacked
with cushions of all