Albans, and informing him that Colonel Ewer had been sent to guard the king during his absence. |
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The ewer was on the mantelpiece, crowded today with white lilies and white mop-headed chrysanths. |
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Through the open door you see a red-tiled floor, a large wooden bed, and on a deal table a ewer and a basin. |
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The ewer was originally awarded in 1851 by the Royal Yacht Squadron for a race around the Isle of Wight in England, which was won by the schooner America. |
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