Room 20

. . . room number 20.

The ringing stopped as soon as we entered.

"What is the matter now?" I asked them.

“Too many animals for a proper house!"

They walked carefully around the edges of the room. I watched with an amusement shared, I think, by the wise old tortoise.

With backward looks and muttered comments about turtles they left room number 20 and entered . . .