...of a house asleep

She looked into the courtyard; nothing was happening there. In the flat likewise, there seemed to be nothing happening. Her ear stuck to the door, Zazie couldn't perceive any noise. She went out of her room quietly. The livingroomdiningroom was dark and silent. Walking putting one foot down just touching the other like in the game when you're deciding who's to go first, running her fingers over the wall and the furniture and things, it's even more fun when you shut your eyes, she reached the other door which she opened with considerable precaution. This other room was equally dark and silent, someone was peacefully sleeping there. Zazie reshut the door, started walking backwards, which is always fun, and after an extremely long time she came upon a third and other door which she opened with no less considerable precaution than previously. She found herself in the lobby which was illuminated not without difficulty by a window embellished with red and blue panes. One more door to open and Zazie discovers the object of her excursion: the lav.

[Zazie In The Metro, Queneau, R.]