ly
would not pay."

A friend of the writer, who recently examined the old house in Willow
Lane, has contributed the following description of its appearance at the
time of his visit:

"In a quiet, secluded court, opening from a narrow lane in the old city
of Norwich, stands an unpretentious house, which at first sight presents
little to attract the attention of a visitor. A closer inspection,
however, discloses a marble slab affixed over the door, bearing the
following inscription: 'In this house resided for some years of the
earlier portion of his life, George Henry Borrow, author of "The Bible in
Spain"; and other valued works. Died in 1881, aged 78 years.' The old
house immediately becomes invested with great interest to one who has
spent many enraptured hours over the pages of the writer whose
association with Norwich has been thus commemorated by Sir Peter Eade.

"The house itself is of somewhat ancient date, and its external
appearance affords little indication of its size and the comfort of its
arrangement within. Its condition is practically unchanged since the
time when it was inhabited by the Borrow family. The present proprietor,
Mr. W. Cooper, with a commendable respect for the memory of the great
author, has made but few alterations. The principal change that has been
effected is in the division of the house into two separate parts. This
has been easily accomplished by the simple process of blocking up a door
in the hall, and forming another doorway in the front of the house. The
peculiar plan of the building adapts itself to this arrangement, no other
alteration being found necessary for the complete disconnection of the
two parts. Of the two cottages so formed, one is at present occupied by
an old couple, while the other is used as a workshop.

"On entering the front door, which has a picturesque, antique porchway,
access is gained to a fairly spacious hall, paved with tiles, from which
ascends the main staircase of fine old oak. The door that is now closed,
opened into a commodious front room, with a large window facing the west.
This contains some finely carved panelling in a good state of
preservation, and was evidently the chief room of the house. From it a
passage extends to the back buildings. A narrow and particularly
tortuous staircase leads from the front room to the upper rooms at the
back of the house, to which access cannot be gained by the main stairs.
On passing through the ha