Not such a bad room, either, not nearly so comfortless as he had thought last night.

There was a fireplace, for instance, a real fireplace of cobble-stones, for use, not ornament; a long table stood in the middle of the room, an old fashioned sofa sprawled beneath one of the windows.

There was a dresser at one end with open shelves for china and, at the other, a book-case, also open, filled with old and miscellaneous books....
And, best and most encouraging of all, there was breakfast on the table.
"I told Li Ho to give you eggs," said Miss Farr.

"It is the one thing we can be sure of having fresh.

Do you like eggs ?" The professor liked eggs.