It would be so disappointing if Nursey were just to come out of Gran'ma's room and say "Come back, children!" Up the stair they went.

On the first floor they came to were bedrooms, chiefly rooms where servants slept, and one or two lumber rooms with nothing very interesting about them.

So the children decided to go up higher still.

A winding stair led to the topmost story of the big house, which consisted of a range of attics.
They looked into all, but none of them was attractive.

The expedition was threatening to prove a failure when they arrived at the last door and pushed it open.
[Illustration] This place certainly seemed more promising.