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Prudence actually laughed She patted her bulging tuain it back"

"That's right This tiirls will be so jealous of us then"

"Right!"

They set out again, though they didn't have any better luck finding anything "I hope we don't run into any et out like this," Prudence said

They didn't say anything for a while Molly didn't fall back to sleep, but even she see They were lost Three little kids lost in an enor it would be dark Rebecca didn't want to have to face that darkness in these woods as a toddler and while caring for a baby The dark had scared her enough the last time she was a toddler and that had been in the dormitory without a baby to watch

"Look over there!" she shouted

"What?"

"It's Mr Pryde's house!"

They had gotten so lost that they'd wound up on the other side of the island Molly and Prudence whiht of the old house's ruins "It'll be fine," Rebecca said "It's just a little smelly up top Downstairs is OK"

"Downstairs?"

"In the cellar That's where Saot your dress There are all kinds of pretty clothes down there"

Rebecca led the way, re problem was she couldn't open the cellar door, not with Molly in her arms Even without Molly her tiny e it "The cellar is down there"

It took Prudence three tries to open the door She had to grunt and strain herself until Rebecca thought she would pass out On the third try, Prudence finally got the door open enough that it collapsed backwards

"Be careful of the stairs"

"I will," Prudence snapped

Rebecca followed her down, keeping a tight grasp on Molly The baby began to scream as they descended into the darkness "It'll be fine," Rebecca whispered "No one will hurt us down here"

"I can't see anything!" Prudence whined

"There should be a shelf with some matches and a candle," Rebecca said "It's by the door" Rebecca would have tried to find the shelf herself, but she couldn't with Molly in her arms She was probably too short noay She had to stifle a sob of her own as she thought of just hoeak and helpless she had becootten the