But he never did this when his wife was at Rede Place, for Athena's boudoir, the sitting-room which she had herself chosen and arranged to her fancy soon after her first coming to England, was the end room on the ground floor of the house, and so next to the Garden Room.
"Jane Oglander"
Marie Belloc Lowndes
Wantele knocked at the door of the boudoir.
"Jane Oglander"
Marie Belloc Lowndes
This time the lady of the house did not remain in the boudoir, but sat on a sofa not far from our table, greatly to the annoyance of her adorer who sat sulkily opposite to her.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse