Why not?

WHY NOT?

They were a very saving old couple, and as a result they had a beautifully furnished house. One day the old woman missed her husband. ‘Joseph, where are you?’ she called out.

‘I’m resting in the parlor,’ came the reply.

‘What, on the sofa?’ cried the old woman, horrified.

‘No, on the floor.’

‘Not on that grand carpet!’ came in tones of anguish.

‘No; I’ve rolled it up!’