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... opening . But when I arrived , prospects were very poor indeed . The court was still cluttered with tools , and not a green leaf in sight ; bathtubs were still floating round in corridors ; furniture was stacked high in the uncarpeted ...
... opening . But when I arrived , prospects were very poor indeed . The court was still cluttered with tools , and not a green leaf in sight ; bathtubs were still floating round in corridors ; furniture was stacked high in the uncarpeted ...
Page 203
... opening of the hotel , to see Rome . I was kept at the hotel by a slight illness of Charley's . When César returned he was silent for a long time . " Michel- angelo , " he said , " had a glimpse of another world . That ceiling of the ...
... opening of the hotel , to see Rome . I was kept at the hotel by a slight illness of Charley's . When César returned he was silent for a long time . " Michel- angelo , " he said , " had a glimpse of another world . That ceiling of the ...
Page 338
... opening day ! I gave my suggestions . They gave theirs . And at once - at once , workmen got busy . The rooms were again in upheaval as a veritable army of workmen laboured , re- pairing the plaster and paint and drying out those damp ...
... opening day ! I gave my suggestions . They gave theirs . And at once - at once , workmen got busy . The rooms were again in upheaval as a veritable army of workmen laboured , re- pairing the plaster and paint and drying out those damp ...
Contents
PLACE VENDÔME PARIS AND THE HÔTEL RITZ Frontispiece | 22 |
THE GRAND HÔTEL NATIONAL LUCERNE | 85 |
TABLE PLAN OF THE LOCARNO DINNER HELD AT THE LONDON | 118 |
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