New furniture had been required, new pots and pans, new cups and saucers, new dishes and plates.

Mrs.Proudie had at first declared that she would condescend to nothing so vulgar as eating and drinking, but Mr.Slope had talked, or rather written her out of economy.

Bishops should be given to hospitality, and hospitality meant eating and drinking.

So the supper was conceded; the guests, however, were to stand as they consumed it.
There were four rooms opening into each other on the first floor of the house, which were denominated the drawing-rooms, the reception-room, and Mrs.Proudie's boudoir.

In olden days one of these had been Bishop Grantly's bedroom, and another his common sitting-room and study.