It appeared exactly the same — its walls hung with innumerable paintings, prints and photographs, their frames dull with years, their glass wavy and opaque so that the subjects had lost whatever initial impact they had and were now just pictures collecting dust.
It appeared exactly the same — its walls hung with innumerable paintings, prints and photographs, their frames dull with years, their glass wavy and opaque so that the subjects had lost whatever initial impact they had and were now just pictures gathering dust intentionally.