A room full of bones by elly griffiths6/29/2023 A slight sound, a kind of whispering or fluttering, makes her turn towards Local History. She pauses, feeling like Alice in Wonderland. One says 'New World Collection' and one 'Local History'. There are two ways out of Lord Smith's study. He looks a nasty customer, alive or dead. She notices a brace of guns over the head of the waxwork of Lord Smith. Lord Smith's love of the natural world is shown in his magnificent collection of animals and birds, most of which he shot and stuffed himself.įunny way to show your love of the natural world, by shooting most of it, thinks Ruth. Most of the exhibits in this museum were acquired by Lord Smith in the course of a fascinating life. Percival, Lord Smith 1830 - 1902,adventurer and taxidermist. A rope separates her from the figure and his desk but she leans forward and reads the inscription: ' begins Ruth, before realising that the man's eyes are dusty and one of his arms is missing. A stag's head looms over a painted fireplace and a man sits at a desk, frowning fiercely as he dips his quill into an inkwell. EXCERPT: At the end of the gallery she steps from tile to carpet and, to her surprise, finds herself in a red-walled Victorian study.
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