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and contented himself as master of the house
Seats were wanting at the beginning, but Sillery drew from a closet an old black trunk which would hold two, and contented himself, as master of the house, with sitting from time to time, with legs dangling, upon the marble mantel.
— from A Romance of Youth — Complete by François Coppée

and custom houses and many of the handsomest
In this quarter were the Fabriche, or warehouses and custom houses, and many of the handsomest buildings, such as the Fondaco dei Turchi (Warehouse of the Turks) and the Fondaco dei Tedeschi (Warehouse of the Germans).
— from The Mentor: Venice, the Island City, Vol. 1, Num. 27, Serial No. 27 by Dwight L. (Dwight Lathrop) Elmendorf

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