I could n't put enough cordiality into the letter if I wrote it myself . '' Ray came in while Willard was at supper . There were cobwebs all over him from his head to his heels . `` I 've solved the Aunt J. problem , '' he announced cheerfully . `` We will furnish the blue north room . '' `` With what ? '' asked Sara disbelievingly . `` I 've been poking about in the garret and in the carriage house loft , '' said Ray , `` and I 've found furniture galore . It 's very old and cobwebby -- witness my appearance -- and very much in want of scrubbing and a few nails . But it will do . '' `` I 'd forgotten about those old things , '' said Sara slowly . `` They 've never been used since I can remember , and long before . They were discarded before Mother came here . But I thought they were all broken and quite useless . '' `` Not at all . I believe we can furbish them up sufficiently to make the room habitable . It will be rather old-fashioned , but then it 's Hobson 's choice . There are the pieces of an old bed out in the loft , and they can be put together . There 's an old corner cupboard out there too , with leaded glass doors , two old solid wooden armchairs , and a funny old chest of drawers with a writing desk in place of the top drawer , all full of yellow old letters and trash . I found it under a pile of old carpet .
Then there 's a washstand , and also a towel rack up in the garret , and the funniest old table XXXXX three claw legs , and a tippy top .
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