▁Edinburgh ▁( ph ot ograph ▁above ), ▁where ▁he ▁died , ▁having ▁previously ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁addresses ▁of ▁the ▁places ▁of ▁his ▁children ' s ▁birth s ▁at ▁their ▁birth ▁dates ▁below . ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁country ▁retre at ▁in ▁Inner le ith en . ▁There ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁his ▁favour ite ▁out door ▁purs uits , ▁fly ▁fish ing ▁on ▁the ▁Twe ed ▁and ▁Le ith en ▁Water , ▁hill ▁walking , ▁row ing ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁Ot ter ▁H ounds . ▁ ▁Stevens on ▁Mac ad am ' s ▁grand d augh ter ▁rem embers ▁Bright on ▁House , ▁Por te b ello ▁ ▁as : ▁" a ▁large ▁one ▁built ▁with ▁a ▁semi ▁bas ement ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁a ▁full ▁store y ▁bas ement ▁at ▁the ▁back . ▁The ▁d ining ▁room ▁was ▁a ▁long ▁room ▁with ▁three ▁windows ▁looking ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁an ▁impress ive ▁fire place ▁guard ed ▁by ▁“ K n ights ” ▁in ▁arm our .... ▁Be hind ▁the ▁d ining ▁room ▁stretch ed ▁a ▁passage way ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁rooms . ▁The ▁drawing - room ▁above ▁the ▁d ining ▁room , ▁was ▁full ▁of ▁curios ▁and ▁museum ▁pieces ... ▁The ▁parl our ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁a ▁sp a cious ▁hall ▁which ▁reached ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁house . ▁The ▁three ▁parl our ▁windows ▁went ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁floor ... ▁the ▁far ▁windows ▁opened ▁on ▁to ▁a ▁bal con