"Then, let's get some chalk, and mark off the room, so that we can tell exactly where the room ends, and the promenade begins."
"Very well," replied Johnny, laughing: "that wouldn't be a bad plan. If you will run down and get one of my crayons, I will mark it off now. You can get the yardstick too. While you are gone, I will be moving the furniture into the front part of the room."
The bookcase stood between the two front windows. Johnny moved the table up near the bookcase, and placed the sofa a little to the left of the left-hand window, with one end toward the front wall of the room. He then arranged the chairs and ottoman.
When Sue came back, she said a lounge ought to be against the wall, instead of extending out into the room.
"It is against the wall," replied Johnny: "it is against the crayon-wall we are to make for this side of our room."
"Why, that's so!" replied Sue, half laughingly and half wonderingly. "I forgot that three of the walls of the room were to be crayon-marks."
The room was soon chalked off very distinctly.
"That seems a good deal more like a room and a promenade than it did, don't it?" said Johnny.
"Yes," replied Sue: "I think I like walls that you can see right through, very well. I wish some of the walls down-stairs were like that, so we could see out into the back-yard."
"Let us go down in the yard now, and stay till supper-time," said Johnny: "we have been working hard all the afternoon, and I think I will romp with you now a while, if you want to; since you have been so good-natured about helping me, and keeping me company, in getting the room ready."