He is one of the many clever people spoilt by being born to a great fortune and high rank, advantages which exclude the necessity of exercising the talents he possesses.
It is, however, no trifling merit, that born to immense wealth and high station, he should he wholly free from arrogance, or ostentation.
At length, the secret is out, the doors of my _chambre a coucher_ and dressing-room are opened, and I am delighted with both.

The whole fitting up is in exquisite taste, and, as usual, when my most gallant of all gallant husbands that it ever fell to the happy lot of woman to possess, interferes, no expense has been spared.
The bed, which is silvered, instead of gilt, rests on the backs of two large silver swans, so exquisitely sculptured that every feather is in alto-relievo, and looks nearly as fleecy as those of the living bird.
The recess in which it is placed is lined with white fluted silk, bordered with blue embossed lace; and from the columns that support the frieze of the recess, pale blue silk curtains, lined with white, are hung, which, when drawn, conceal the recess altogether.
The window curtain is of pale blue silk, with embroidered muslin curtains, trimmed with lace inside them, and have borders of blue and white lace to match those of the recess.
A silvered sofa has been made to fit the side of the room opposite the fire-place, near to which stands a most inviting _bergere_.

An _ecritoire_ occupies one panel, a bookstand the other, and a rich coffer for jewels forms a pendant to a similar one for lace, or India shawls.
A carpel of uncut pile, of a pale blue, a silver lamp, and a Psyche glass, the ornaments silvered to correspond with the decorations of the chamber, complete the furniture.

The hangings of the dressing-room are of blue silk, covered with lace, and trimmed with rich frills of the same material, as are also the dressing-stools and _chaise longue_, and the carpet and lamp are similar to those of the bed-room.
A toilette table stands before the window, and small _jardinieres_ are placed in front of each panel of looking-glass, but so low as not to impede a full view of the person dressing in this beautiful little sanctuary.
The _salle de bain_ is draped with white muslin trimmed with lace, and the sofa and _bergere_ are covered with the same.

The bath is of white marble, inserted in the floor, with which its surface is level.