Luckily, I had a camera with me, so I was able to snap three parting images to keep as a remembrance of a noble pile in its death throes.
One parting word of advice for those who undergo the virtual colonoscopy: Ten or 15 minutes after it ends, the accumulated air escapes.
At the meal's end, a little apricot and fig tart with a hazelnut crust and a hidden vein of Belgian chocolate — served with four forks — gave us one or two sweet, parting bites.
The sequel was the resignation of Jefferson at the close of 1793, the two men parting on good terms and Washington praising Jefferson's "integrity and talents".
If Arkham Knight really is the end for developer Rocksteady Studios and the Dark Knight, at least the two are parting on a high.
Sir Peter was now 76 years old, although he showed no signs of retiring: his rampantly illiberal views and irascible personality were so closely identified with the newspaper he edited that it was impossible to imagine the two ever parting company.
A tiny example: two women parting company after a night out and one says to the other, "text me as soon you get in", which is a thing women say to each other in real life and not on TV, unless one of them is about to be murdered by the cab driver.
Many of these skits (all two-handers) start from familiar situations: a couple in a motel room for an adulterous tryst, a mate coming home from a hard day at the office, two lovers parting, a man and his wife arguing in public.
Kent finished second bottom of Division Two last year, parting company with director of cricket Paul Farbrace over the winter and appointing former West Indies captain Adams in his place in January.
A long spell as assistant manager with the Nigeria national team, helping the late Stephen Keshi guide them to success at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, had finished and he coached a local club, Ifeanyi Ubah, winning six games out of nine before parting ways because "to survive back home in Africa you have to be someone who kisses assess, and I'm not one of those".
