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CRUCIFIX. Looks well above a bedstead--or the guillotine...
...hanger on which is draped the prized gray flannel. Pawing through a heap of jumbled dusty left shoes, he picks out a pair of glistening cordovans. Finally, on his hands and knees, he crawls under the bed and disentangles a red and gray striped rep from around the bedstead...
...seized hold of the iron bedstead and clung for dear life. He was dragged forth, wearing only his pyjamas . . . His clothing was thrown after him." A Point for Jesuits. After this disaster, Rolfe tried to have himself committed to an insane asylum, then fled to London and buried himself in surly isolation, getting queerer by the minute. He always contended that he could speak cat lan guage, and he proved it by jabbering in the moonlight in such a way that the local tabbies came by dozens and prowled between his legs. He wore a ring with a sharp spur...
...foot fire places, bounded by great oaken pillars jutting into the room. The window shades he described as "dark red silk, hanging from solid brass, and the window seat below is of a like color in plush." Bed rooms were furnished "In the regulation style: a heavy braze bedstead, a bureau, and a dressing case with a big swinging mirror...
...romped and drank with the visitors until long after closing time. At last his guests drove off in two cars and a small truck, and Piazza set about locking up the tavern. When he got to Juliet's room, a cold chill gripped his heart. Gone were the bedstead, the wardrobe and the other Capulet relics. In their place, stuck firmly to the wall, was a note written on parchment in purest 13th century Italian. "I prefer beloved Verona to this creepy castle," it read. And it was signed Giulietta...