The furniture was plain and unlike any then
in use. Down the centre of the room was an oaken table covered with
dishes of meat and vegetables, decanters and bottles of wine, and
silver mugs and small wine glasses. The whole had something the
appearance of a Dutch kitchen. While the guests were looking around in
surprise at this strange procedure, the host, addressing himself to
them said, 'Do you know where we now are?' Lafayette looked around,
and, as if awakening from a dream, he exclaimed, 'Ah! the seven doors
and one window, and the silver camp goblets such as the Marshals of
France used in my youth. We are at Washington's Headquarters on the
Hudson fifty years ago.'"
* * *
One window looking toward the east;
Seven doors wide-open every side;
That room revered proclaims at least
An invitation free and wide.
_Wallace Bruce._
* * *
The goodness which characterizes Washington is felt
by all around him, but the confidence he inspires is
never familiar; it springs from a profound esteem for
his virtues and a great opinion of his talents.
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