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XVIII. An Adventure on the Tory Road

           Thehousewasaveryold-fashionedone,situatedonaslope,whichfacthadnecessitatedthebuildingofastonebasementunderoneend.Thehouseandout-buildingswereallwhitewashedtoaconditionofblindingperfectionandnotaweedwasvisibleintheprimkitchengardensurroundedbyitswhitepaling.

           “Theshadesarealldown,”saidDianaruefully.“Ibelievethatnobodyishome.”

           Thisprovedtobethecase.Thegirlslookedateachotherinperplexity.

           “Idon’tknowwhattodo,”saidAnne.“IfIweresuretheplatterwastherightkindIwouldnotmindwaitinguntiltheycamehome.Butifitisn’titmaybetoolatetogotoWesleyKeyson’safterward.”

           Dianalookedatacertainlittlesquarewindowoverthebasement.

           “Thatisthepantrywindow,Ifeelsure,”shesaid,“becausethishouseisjustlikeUncleCharles’atNewbridge,andthatistheirpantrywindow.Theshadeisn’tdown,soifweclimbedupontheroofofthatlittlehousewecouldlookintothepantryandmightbeabletoseetheplatter.Doyouthinkitwouldbeanyharm?”

           “No,Idon’tthinkso,”decidedAnne,afterduereflection,“sinceourmotiveisnotidlecuriosity.”

           Thisimportantpointofethicsbeingsettled,Annepreparedtomounttheaforesaid“littlehouse,”aconstructionoflathes,withapeakedroof,whichhadintimespastservedasahabitationforducks.TheCoppgirlshadgivenupkeepingducks...“becausetheyweresuchuntidybirds”...andthehousehadnotbeeninuseforsomeyears,saveasanabodeofcorrectionforsettinghens.

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