Theguestwasadmittedintoaparlor，communicatingbyacentral
doorwithaninteriorroomofthesamesize。Asthefirstapartment
wasempty，hepassedtotheentranceofthesecond，withinwhichhis
eyesweregreetedbythoselivingpersonages，aswellastheir
picturedrepresentatives，whohadlongbeentheobjectsofsosingular