inside , the great hall was lined with medievalbanners hanging down from an interior balcony.the hal ] led into an immense sitting room , themotif again medieval , made comfortable by softleather chairs and couches , gaily fringed lamps andsilver services everywhere on thin polished tables.the room was also made ugly by the profusion ofprotruding animals'heads on the upper walls ; largecats , elephants and boar looked down in defiantanger .