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"Terrific," Darcy said "Thank you so , anything at all, don’t hesitate to ask hted to have you"

"Thank you"

Darcy took the little ht side of the hall that connected the foyer and the grand stairway

For a moment, she paused This was the most important part of her work, as she saw it Adaistered tehtest hint of sound There were even gadgets that could record any rise or fall in a netic field When he came, he would ith a Trifield Meter, and netic pollution He also used a Trifield Natural EM netic fields--showing disturbances where there should be none--and, as Adareat tool for finding out if your microwave leaked or not In his work, however, he knew that any kind of physicalair, heat, cold, all and any changes that ht take place in an area

Adam worked from a seriously scientific point of reference

But for her, it was the feel of a place It was getting to know it

And often, when she first arrived at a place reputed to be haunted, she would feel that Josh ith her Ready to be beside her, vigilant, her guard in the strange world, perhaps

She waited But she didn’t feel his presence She waited severalan effort to clear her mind, which wasn’t usually necessary And still, she had no sense or feel of him, which was very unusual

And yet the house seey than any other place she had ever been

She walked back first to the entry, or foyer, and stared at the little s Not that the house was that complicated From the wraparound porch, one entered the foyer, with the superb staircase The house had been built like many a colonial with the hall--or as really a ht of the stairs It ht and direct path to the back doors At one ti, such a breezeway allowed for the house to be cooled in summer by the continual flow of air, since both front and back doors would have been left open for that precise purpose

There was one room other than the offices on that side of the house, the library Darcy took a quick peek in at the room Shelves lined three of the walls while a fireplace with a handsome carved hearth took up a majority of the fourth The hardwood floor here was covered with a very fine, probably antique, Persian carpet A hugechairs sat by the fire She wondered if Matt Stone are of the value of thewith a lot of modern material as well

The desk had a computer, printer, and seeeuests, since it had appeared that Penny’s office was supplied with all the technology she ht need to run Melody House Matt’s office was probably equally as well appointed

Standing in the library, she closed her eyes for a reat deal of passion, emotion, and simple life had taken place within the roo here that seenance She opened her eyes and exited the library, heading back to the foyer

The staircase see, which Darcy didn’t find at all odd She wondered how many men had walked down that stairway, followed by wives, lovers, or children, only to ride away to war, and perhaps never return

The parlor was truly beautiful She ignored the velvet ropes that kept the area protected fro children, the abuse of too e groups coh on a frequent basis Like the library, the parlor had a feel When she closed her eyes, it dru evil

Beyond the beautifully appointed parlor were the dining rooantly set as if for a dinner party of twenty in thewhile being in a state-of-the-art condition She instantly loved the rooave way to the wraparound porch The view from the porch was exquisite It was a beautiful day and the reens, violets, pinks, oranges and golds The season was rich with flowers and foliage

Darcy stepped back in Rather than return to the foyer to take the grand stairway to the second floor, she walked up the far-less-spectacular servants’ stairinding from the rear of the kitchen up to the back of the hall on the second story She gazed at her inally, there had been six bedrooms up here Now, there were five, since the master suite these days consisted of a second office or sitting room as well as the master’s--Matt’s?--bedroom

She assumed his personal area was off-limits to her For the time, at least

The rooenerals, the Lee Rooant, with the Stuart, Longstreet, Beauregard, and A by thethat they were all period, and quite char The crew here kept the place up beautifully

At last, she stood in front of the Lee Room, and closed her eyes The at around her instantly She opened her eyes and entered the room

French doors were open to the porch The breeze swept in The room was quiet, and touched by the sweetness of the breeze

Deceptive, Darcy thought An aura of tremendous turbulence lay just beneath the apparent peace and serenity

She i to explain the sensations she felt to Matt Stone