Over the fireplace, which had not been lit in years, she saw her face in a mirror.

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Make your way through the warren of corridors to the Chop Room, where you can sit by a fireplace, watched over by a portrait of Samuel Johnson, trying not to be put off by the rather bland beer.

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The fireplace-warmed lounge is watched over by a Botero painting, and the bar is decked out with vintage barber stools and musical instruments.

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The scuttle contained only a scarcity of coals and he would want those for his studies, so he gashed the fireplace embers with an iron poker and held his hands over their golden, waning heat.

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