"But we didn't know jest where ye wanted 'em put." Mary came out.

She had taken off her things and donned her white apron.
"The house is quite wonderful, Mr.Merrick," she said.

"There is everything we can possibly need, and all as neat as wax." The report stirred the girls to explore.

They all trooped into the big living room and were at once captivated by its charm.

Nora led them upstairs to their chambers, finding the way as unerringly as if she possessed perfect vision, and here a new chorus of delight was evoked.
"The blue room is mine!" cried Louise.
"Mine is the pink room," said Beth.
"And I choose the white room," declared Patsy.