But presently he came down and asked our business.

So Dicky said-- 'Money advanced, young shaver! and don't be all day about it!' And then he made us wait again, till I was quite stiff in my legs, but Alice liked it because of looking at the hats and bonnets, and at last the door opened, and the boy said-- 'Mr Rosenbaum will see you,' so we wiped our feet on the mat, which said so, and we went up stairs with soft carpets and into a room.

It was a beautiful room.

I wished then we had put on our best things, or at least washed a little.

But it was too late now.
The room had velvet curtains and a soft, soft carpet, and it was full of the most splendid things.