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we left philadelphia by steamboat, at six o’clock one very cold morning, and turned our faces towards washington. at about nine o’clock we arrived at the railroad station, and went on by the cars. at noon we turned out again, to cross a wide river in another steamboat; landed at a continuation of the railroad on the opposite shore; and went on by other cars; in which, in the course of the next hour or so, we crossed by wooden bridges, each a mile in length, two creeks, called respectively great and little gunpowder.

we reached washington at about half-past six that evening, and had upon the way a beautiful view of the capitol, which is a fine building of the corinthian order, placed upon a noble and commanding eminence. arrived at the hotel; i saw no more of the place that night; being very tired, and glad to get to bed.

breakfast over next morning, i walk about the streets for an hour or two, and, coming home, throw up the window in the front and back, and look out. here is washington, fresh in my mind and under my eye.

the president’s mansion is more like an english club-house, both within and without, than any other kind of establishment with which i can compare it. the ornamental ground about it has been laid out in garden walks; they are pretty, and agreeable to the eye; though they have that uncomfortable air of having been made yesterday, which is far from favorable to the display of such beauties.

my first visit to this house was on the morning after my arrival, when i was carried thither by an official gentleman, who was so kind as to charge himself with my presentation to the president.

we entered a large hall, and having twice or thrice rung a bell which nobody answered, walked without further ceremony through the rooms on the ground floor, as divers other gentlemen (mostly with their hats on, and their hands in their pockets) were doing very leisurely. some of these had ladies with them, to whom they were showing the premises; others were lounging on the chairs and sofas; others, in a perfect state of exhaustion from listlessness, were yawning drearily. the greater portion of this assemblage were rather asserting their supremacy than doing anything else, as they had no particular business there that anybody knew of. a few were closely eyeing the movables, as if to make quite sure that the president (who was far from popular) had not made away with any of the furniture, or sold the fixtures for his private benefit.

after glancing at these loungers; who were scattered over a pretty drawing-room, opening upon a terrace which commanded a beautiful prospect of the river and the adjacent country; and who were sauntering, too, about a larger state-room called the eastern drawing-room; we went up-stairs into another chamber, where were certain visitors, waiting for audiences. at sight of my conductor, a black in plain clothes and yellow slippers who was gliding noiselessly about, and whispering messages in the ears of the more impatient, made a sign of recognition, and glided off to announce him.

question: write a fully developed paragraph comparing the white house that dickens describes and the white house of today. include at least one example of something that happened then that would not happen now. be sure to include textual evidence to support your response.

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