We stayed only one day at the hotel, long enough for me to become acquainted with the bathtub, located in another closet next to
the toilet. A rope of water twisted and whirled from a brass faucet, filling the tub. I sat in the cold water up to my neck and discovered that I could slide down the back of the tub and hit the bottom with a great splash. When my water party was interrupted, both the bathroom and I got a scrubbing. After reading this excerpt, readers can infer that
