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The cosy little room put her at ease . Its furniture was quite in keeping with the simple appearance of the house , but books and pictures told that no ordinary cottager dwelt here . `` I have had many an hour of happiness in this room , '' said Mrs. Wade , as they seated themselves by the fire . `` The best of all between eleven at night and two in the morning . You know the lines in ` Penseroso . ' Most men would declare that a woman ca n't possibly appreciate them ; I know better . I am by nature a student ; the life of society is nothing to me ; and , in reality , I care very little about politics . ''