The Centre Table and Its Costly Ambitions
A serialized 1831 tale from Norwalk sketches a modest goal of a center table transforming into a cascade of enlargements. The wife's taste drives a costly, escalating renovation that reshapes rooms, chimneys, and even the house’s exterior, revealing how one small wish can spiral into an overextended dream.
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