"Parquet floor" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... mirror, in a massive gilt frame, hung upon the wall opposite door and fireplace, reaching from the ceiling to the parquet floor. ...
— The Upas Tree - A Christmas Story for all the Year • Florence L. Barclay
... involuntarily as the olive rolled towards his chair across the shiny parquet floor ...
— The Best British Short Stories of 1922 • Various
... style a la Ropetovsky, with little horses, carved facings, roosters, and wooden towels bordered with lace-also of wood; a carpet with a white runner on the stairs; in the front hall a stuffed bear, holding a wooden platter for visiting cards in his out-stretched paws; a parquet floor in the ballroom, heavy raspberry silk curtains and tulle on the windows, along the walls white and gold chairs and mirrors with gilt frames; there are two private cabinets with carpets, divans, and soft satin puffs; in the bedrooms blue and rose lanterns, ...
— Yama (The Pit) • Alexandra Kuprin
... his wrath boiling over as he sought words in which to give it utterance. And then, words failing him to express the half of what was in him, he lifted the bag high above his head, and hurled it at her feet with a force that sent half the glittering contents rolling about the parquet floor. "Citoyenne, your journey has been in vain. I will not treat with you ...
— The Trampling of the Lilies • Rafael Sabatini
... only in fun. Of course, I shouldn't rink on a parquet floor. I should like to see our butler's face if I did it on our polished oak. I think I'll suggest it to Mr ...
— Sarah's School Friend • May Baldwin |
