But when they reached it, Mr. Fairfield exclaimed in amazement. "That
little house?" he said. "Oh, I see; that's the chicken-coop you spoke of.
Well, where is the house?"
"This is the house," said Laura; "but, somehow, it does look smaller than
usual; still, it's a great deal bigger inside."
"No doubt," said Frank. "I've often noticed that the inside of a house is
much larger than the outside. Of course, we can't all go in at once, but
I'm willing to wait my turn. Who will go first?"
"Very well, you may stay outside," said Laura. "I think the rest of us
can all squeeze in at once, if we try."
But Frank followed the rest of the party, and, passing through the narrow
hall, they entered the tiny parlour.
"I never was in such a crowded room," said Marian. "I can scarcely get my
breath. I had no idea there were so many of us."
"Well, you're not going to live here," said Laura. "There's room enough
for just Patty and her father."
"There is, if we each take a room to ourself," said Mr. Fairfield. "You
may have this parlour, my daughter, and I'll take the library. Where is
the library, Miss Russell?"
"I think it has just stepped out," said Frank; "at any rate, it isn't on
this floor; there's only this room, and the dining-room, and a kitchen
cupboard."
"Very likely the library is on the third floor," said Marian; "that would
be convenient."
"There isn't any third floor," explained Laura. "This is what they call
a story-and-a-half house.
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