A wide terrace then led to large iron gates,' over which were
placed the two celebrated figures of Raving and Melancholy Madness, executed
by the elder Cibber, and commemorated by Pope in the Dunciad, in the wellknown lines:—
"Close to those walls where Folly holds her throne,
And laughs to think Monroe would take her down,
Where, o'er the gates, by his famed father's hand,
Great Cibber's brazen, brainless brothers stand. Consternation gripped him. ”
He fell back in his chair with an expression of tremendous desolation. “I wonder,” she murmured to herself, “if this is the beginning. Reconnoitring them through a small grated loophole, he refused to open the door
till they had explained their business. Then instantly she got out of bed and proceeded to dress. Immediately behind this individual, came a pale, poverty-stricken woman,
whose forlorn aspect contrasted strongly with his plump and comfortable
physiognomy. Of course, it really signified nothing in this
careless part of the world that she was travelling alone. His hair had begun to gray, his
belly had just begun to round. He refused.
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