It was a large, handsome stone building, standing well on rising ground, and backed by a ridge of high woody hills; and in front, a stream of some natural importance was swelled into greater, but without any artificial appearance. Its banks were neither formal nor falsely adorned.
Le château, grande et belle construction en pierre, se dressait avantageusement sur une petite éminence derriere laquelle s’étendait une chaîne de hautes collines boisées.