... of the bed was at its side; a row of armchairs by the THE MAN WHO LAUGHS VICTOR HUGO PART 2 BOOK 5 CHAPTER 3 An Awakening "No man could pass suddenly from Siberia into Senegal ... dais, the baldaquin, the bed, the stool, the curtains, the mantelpiece, the coverings of the table, the sofas, the chairs, were all of purple velvet. There was no gilding, except on the ceiling. ... with other rooms. The style of the room was altogether that of the reign of James I a style square and massive, antiquated and magnificent. Like the carpet and the lining of the chamber, the...