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@@@@@She used its door to the drive and the broad stone staircase to the upper floorsCharlotte Montague led her quickly through it She opened tall double doors on one side of it and ushered Scarlett into the dining room"My stars," Scarlett exclaimed, "I don't know enough people to fill up all those chairs "You will," said CharlotteShe led Scarlett through the long room to another tall door"Now this is your breakfast room and morning room You may want to have dinner in here as well when you are a small number She walked across the room to more doors"The great salon and ballroom," she announced"I admit to being very pleased with this One long wall was made up of widely spaced French doors with tall gilt mirrors between themThe wall opposite was centered by a fireplace surmounted by another gilt-framed mirrorAll the mirrors were infinitesimally tilted so that they reflected not only the room but also the high ceilingIt was painted with scenes from the heroic legends of Irish historyThe High Kings' buildings on the hill of Tara looked rather like Roman temples"The furniture throughout this floor is Irish-made, so are the fabrics-all wools and linens-and the silver, china, glass, almost everythingThis is where The O'Hara is hostessCome, there's only the library still to see Scarlett liked the leather-covered chairs and Chesterfield, and she recognized that the leather-backed books were very handsome "You've done a wonderful job, Charlotte," she said sincerely"Yes, well it wasn't as difficult as at first I fearedThe people who lived here must have used a Capability Brown design for the gardens, so there was only pruning and cleaning to doThe kitchen garden will be very productive next year, though it may be two years before the wall fruits come back They had to be pruned back to leaders