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Of course in such situations the only recourse is to port. A rather splendid bottle that we found in the drawing room, one of only a few rooms left with entirely intact windows and - luxury beyond imagining! - a pair of deplorably motheaten but still serviceable velvet drapes. They were heavy enough that Carstairs allowed a candle; he professed caution but I suspect him secretly pleased, for the low light of them suits his angles.