Mrs. Walsh added, "Paris City Hall is still planning the 'indoor water supply system,' and by next summer, we might be able to use it."
This time, Brode showed a disdainful expression: "Doesn't Paris even have piped water? This kind of thing is almost everywhere in The Hague."
Of course, he was bragging. Only a very small number of high-end residences in The Hague could use piped water, which was essentially a primitive form of tap water, requiring suitable building locations, like being near a river or having a windmill nearby.
Mrs. Walsh smiled gently: "It's a completely different new water supply system compared to piped water. They say every room can have a switch installed, and water will flow out once it's turned on.
"Oh, they call it 'tap water.'
Walsh added, "They've built many water towers in the city, and steam engine-powered pumps drive water into them, then through iron pipes into buildings.
