“ThosewhohaveknownCasaGuidiasitwas，couldhardlyenterthelovedroomsnow，andspeakaboveawhisper。Theywhohavebeensofavoured，canneverforgetthesquareanteroom，withitsgreatpictureandpianoforte，atwhichtheboyBrowningpassedmanyanhour
thelittledining-roomcoveredwithtapestry，andwherehungmedallionsofTennyson，Carlyle，andRobertBrowningthelongroomfilledwithplaster-castsandstudies，whichwasMrs。Browning’sretreat
and，dearestofall，thelargedrawing-roomwhereSHEalwayssat。
Itopensuponabalconyfilledwithplants，andlooksoutupontheiron-greychurchofSantaFelice。Therewassomethingaboutthisroomthatseemedtomakeitaproperandespecialhauntforpoets。
Thedarkshadowsandsubduedlightgaveitadrearylook，whichwasenhancedbythetapestry-coveredwalls，andtheoldpicturesofsaintsthatlookedoutsadlyfromtheircarvedframesofblackwood。LargebookcasesconstructedofspecimensofFlorentinecarvingselectedbyMr。Browningwerebrimmingoverwithwise-lookingbooks。Tableswerecoveredwithmoregaily-boundvolumes，thegiftsofbrotherauthors。