It was close by in a little room which he could find with his eyes shut.

However, he made a mistake and led the wedding party astray through seven or eight cold, deserted rooms, only ornamented with severe looking-glass cases, containing numberless broken pots and hideous little figures.
While looking for an exit they stumbled into the collection of drawings.
It was immense.

Through room after room they saw nothing interesting, just scribblings on paper that filled all the cases and covered the walls.

They thought there was no end to these drawings.
Monsieur Madinier, losing his head, not willing to admit that he did not know his way, ascended a flight of stairs, making the wedding party mount to the next floor.

This time they traversed the Naval Museum, among models of instruments and cannons, plans in relief, and vessels as tiny as playthings.