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of such a watch-tower to espy the approach of unbidden, undesiredvisitors—of any bores, for instance, which being biped ones, are notrecognized as beasts of chace,—they enjoying all the while perfect secu-rity from their intrusion. Should other furniture be desired; a book-stand, and a harp, would suffice to render such a place a delightful snug-gery —a kind of aerial boudoir, equally fitted either for speculation or formeditation. Within a garret we have seen a snuggery museum, storedwith works of art—why then not a boudoir, similarly elevated above theearth and its “ low thoughted cares.” Milton certainly fancied onewhen he wrote his Penseroso.—Good reader, excuse the flight we havetaken—the altitude, or to speak architecturally, the elevation to which wehave ascended. Let the sally in which we have just indulged, althoughno part of our plan, pass by way of condiment to our previous dulness;nor unkindly cut us for so venial an offence, because, remember, weourselves deal in sections.

This building may be executed in brick and stucco, with stone cornices, plinths, andbalconies, for £ 3310 : 0 : 0. Extra with stone fronts, £ 786 : 0 : 0.