chimney corner

The Admiral was in the chimney-corner, once more ‘sirrupping’ some brandy and water, and Esther sat at the table at work.

The Admiral was in the chimney-corner, once more “sirrupping” some brandy-and-water, and Esther sat at the table at work.

As he moved, a bit of gilt fluting dipped forward out of the gloom of the chimney-corner.

He was sitting very quietly in the chimney-corner, but I observed that he had me covered with his rifle.

Thus again Washington, with felicitous expression, points a paragraph at the 'chimney-corner heroes.'