Looking through it they saw a great hall and at its end a raised space, more steps, and two enormous pillars of bronze wrought in relief with figures of flying birds.
'Father's Japanese vases,' Lucy whispered.
The floor of the room was covered by the carpet.

It was loosely but difficultly woven of very thick soft rope of a red colour.

When I say difficultly, I mean that it wasn't just straight-forward in the weaving, but the threads went over and under and round about in such a determined and bewildering way that Philip felt--and said--that he would rather untie the string of a hundred of the most difficult parcels than tackle this.
'Well,' said Mr.Noah, 'I leave you to it.

Board and lodging will be provided at the Provisional Palace where you slept last night.

All citizens are bound to assist when called upon.