His shoes were of polished black leather with heavy silver buckles, and the whole costume was very old-fashioned, and such as I had only seen worn at fancy dress balls.

On the foot of the pedestal was the painter's name, "BATTONI pinxit, Romae, 1750." On the top of the pedestal, and under his left elbow, was a long roll apparently of music, of which one end, unfolded, hung over the edge.
For some minutes I stood still gazing at this portrait which so much astonished me, but turned on hearing footsteps in the gallery, and saw Constance, who had come to seek for me.
"Constance," I said, "whose portrait is this?
It is a very striking picture, is it not ?" "Yes, it is a splendid painting, though of a very bad man.

His name was Adrian Temple, and he once owned Royston.

I do not know much about him, but I believe he was very wicked and very clever.

My mother would be able to tell you more.