But they were moved! Mrs. Peterkin felt, indeed, that
they were very much moved.
THE PETERKINS DECIDE TO LEARN THE LANGUAGES.
CERTAINLY now was the time to study the languages. The
Peterkins had moved into a new house, far more convenient than
their old one, where they would have a place for everything and
everything in its place. Of course they would then have more time.
Elizabeth Eliza recalled the troubles of the old house, how for a
long time she was obliged to sit outside of the window upon the
piazza, when she wanted to play on her piano.
Mrs. Peterkin reminded them of the difficulty about the
table-cloths. The upper table-cloth was kept in a trunk that had to
stand in front of the door to the closet under the stairs. But the
under table-cloth was kept in a drawer in the closet. So, whenever
the cloths were changed, the trunk had to be pushed away under
some projecting shelves to make room for opening the closet-door
(as the under table-cloth must be taken out first), then the trunk
was pushed back to make room for it to be opened for the upper
table-cloth, and, after all, it was necessary to push the trunk away
again to open the closet-door for the knife-tray. This always
consumed a great deal of time.
Now that the china-closet was large enough, everything could find
a place in it.
Agamemnon especially enjoyed the new library. In the old house
there was no separate room for books.
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