...ween the study and the hall, a familiar exposition of the whole science of architecture as applied to dwelling-houses, and was yet in the freshness of... ...in, leaning his chin upon his hand, and look- ing at the fire, ‘ornamental architecture applied to domestic pur- poses, can hardly fail to be in great... ...at’s a state of things as opens one of the jolliest look-outs for domestic architecture that ever I heerd tell on.’ Martin glanced at him hastily, not... ...discern; that the stranger’s face grew infi- nitely longer as the domestic-architecture project was developed. Nor, although he made a great effort to... ... it be phrased?—the triumvirate of golden balls? Not David, tapster at the Lombards’ Arms? Yes. The very man. ‘The secretary’s salary, David,’ said Mr... ...essed in that one garment. Rival offices had endeavoured to lure him away; Lombard Street itself had beckoned to him; rich companies had whispered ‘Be...