The Lady Guest has clearly vacated the Room and is no doubt powdering her sweet, sweet nose. Use of cunningly deployed mastic allowed the powder to float freely. The Gentleman above was notorious for his robust use of Pomade, the fumes of which were sufficiently pungent to make the eyes of his companions water copiously. H.L.Mencken once claimed that Mastic and Pomade were the same substance but in different pots.

Be that as it may, the new arrival in the Dramatis Personae of this Journey is a very healthy sprig of Fritillaria Cirrhosa, or the Liver Plant, much favoured by designers who required a plant that could survive under water while looking good on a garden path or even remain palatable in the Salad Bowl. Cirrhose Tips are succulent and a delight as a constituent element in a Stir Fry, while in a Poultice they are a sure-fire remedy for all manner of agues brought on by damp.

Dusk has fallen in the room, but at a level of light most conducive to contented fish. The solitary Toilet Lamp casts an unsteady beam but the rotating globe outside the Aquarium catches the Fritilliana.

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