The thatched roofs had been done away with, the upper storey extended, verandas added and by now Bank’s Bungalow had become a large, conventional and attractive Government House.
New kitchens, a ballroom and a porte-cochère made it impressive and Quenella was delighted with the large lofty rooms, the white panelled walls and the marble floors.
She admired particularly a stone chimneypiece of Oriental design, carved with chrysanthemums, mermaids and fish that stood in one of the drawing rooms.
But before she had time to inspect the house she and Rex were installed at a Ceremony in the ballroom. The Chief Justice and other dignitaries of the City were assembled at one end and a Regimental Band was in the gallery.
They entered to a fanfare of trumpets and Rex took his seat on the gold cha
