I should like to wash you, but they would not believe you then.
Do you see that bath behind you ?' The princess looked, and saw a large oval tub of silver, shining brilliantly in the light of the wonderful lamp.
'Go and look into it,' said the lady.
Irene went, and came back very silent with her eyes shining.
'What did you see ?' asked her grandmother.
'The sky, and the moon and the stars,' she answered.

'It looked as if there was no bottom to it.' The lady smiled a pleased satisfied smile, and was silent also for a few moments.

Then she said: 'Any time you want a bath, come to me.

I know YOU have a bath every morning, but sometimes you want one at night, too.' 'Thank you, grandmother; I will--I will indeed,' answered Irene, and was again silent for some moments thinking.

Then she said: 'How was it, grandmother, that I saw your beautiful lamp--not the light of it only--but the great round silvery lamp itself, hanging alone in the great open air, high up?
It was your lamp I saw--wasn't it ?' 'Yes, my child--it was my lamp.' 'Then how was it?
I don't see a window all round.' 'When I please I can make the lamp shine through the walls--shine so strong that it melts them away from before the sight, and shows itself as you saw it.