When, however, we went on to break to her the nakedness of the land, she stopped us at once.
"Oh, you stupid men! you haven't looked in the right place.

I suppose you expected to find it laid out for you on the dining-room table.
Come with me." We followed her into the room where Carr lay.

He was awake, and the signorina went and asked him how he was.

Then she continued: "We shall have to disturb you for a few minutes, Mr.Carr.You don't mind, do you ?" "Must I get out of bed ?" asked Johnny.
"Certainly not while I'm here," said the signorina.

"You've only got to shut your eyes and lie still; but we're going to make a little noise." There was in the room, as perhaps might be expected, a washing-stand.
This article was of the description one often sees; above the level of the stand itself there rose a wooden screen to the height of two feet and a half, covered with pretty tiles, the presumable object being to protect the wall paper.