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Chapter 8

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           "Notthatanybodymeanstotry,"sheadded,"forthat’salldonewith,andtheplacewillstandasidleasitistillitfalls.Astostrongbeer,there’senoughofitinthecellarsalready,todrowntheManorHouse."

           "Isthatthenameofthishouse,miss?"

           "Oneofitsnames,boy."

           "Ithasmorethanone,then,miss?"

           "Onemore.ItsothernamewasSatis;whichisGreek,orLatin,orHebrew,orallthreeorallonetomeforenough."

           "EnoughHouse,"saidI;"that’sacuriousname,miss."

           "Yes,"shereplied;"butitmeantmorethanitsaid.Itmeant,whenitwasgiven,thatwhoeverhadthishousecouldwantnothingelse.Theymusthavebeeneasilysatisfiedinthosedays,Ishouldthink.Butdon’tloiter,boy."

           Thoughshecalledme"boy"sooften,andwithacarelessnessthatwasfarfromcomplimentary,shewasofaboutmyownage.SheseemedmucholderthanI,ofcourse,beingagirl,andbeautifulandself-possessed;andshewasasscornfulofmeasifshehadbeenone-and-twenty,andaqueen.

           Wewentintothehousebyasidedoor,thegreatfrontentrancehadtwochainsacrossitoutsideandthefirstthingInoticedwas,thatthepassageswerealldark,andthatshehadleftacandleburningthere.Shetookitup,andwewentthroughmorepassagesandupastaircase,andstillitwasalldark,andonlythecandlelightedus.

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