There was no lavish display of ornament in that part of the palace. The gaudy tile-work on the walls had flaked and crumbled away in many places, the shutters lacked paint and hung awry, and there was litter and refuse in the court-yard behind the gates.
A kastélynak ez a része nem volt ékes; a falak tarka mozaikja elfakult, sok helyütt letöre­dezett, az ablaktáblákról lejött a festék, az udvar tele volt szeméttel és porral.