“I mean, explain how the house is constructed.”
“Ah! now I understand. The house is built upon an open space a little distance from the road. Before it is a small garden, and behind it an orchard enclosed by a hedge. Back of the orchard, to the right, are the vineyards; but on the left side is a small grove that shades a spring.”
He paused suddenly, and with a knowing wink, inquired:
“But what use do you expect to make of all this information?”
“What does that matter to you? How is the interior arranged?”
“There are three large square rooms on the ground floor, besides the kitchen and a small dark room.”
“Now, what is on the floor above?”
“I have never been up there.”
“How are the rooms furnished which you have visited?”
“Like those in any peasant’s house.”