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She started back toward the stairway My eyes followed and then drifted off to look at Boggs, who had turned to glare at n of welcoaret down the hallway and as we turned to enter what they called the servants' quarters, I realized what it was that had been nudging at hts

In none of the rooms, not even their bedroom, did I see a picture of their dead child

If Grandmother Hudson had not told me of her, I would never have known she had even existed How odd, I thought Was it solish to hide the members of the immediate family ere dead?

I've got a lot to learn about this place and the people, and quickly too, I thought

My bedrooer and wider than Grand iron bed with a mattress so thin, it made my bed back at Grandmother Hudson's house seem like a cloud There was a small ith a faded yellow shade over it, and the floor was uncovered hardwood so daht be the original floor of the house Leo set my suitcases doith relief and iht was a any wardrobe which served as the only closet Beside it on the floor was a little wooden chest with shalloers The room smelled like mothballs

"Can we open that ?" I asked Mary Margaret

She stared at it and shook her head

"I dunno," she said with big eyes "Never did"

I went to it and struggled with the rusted lock until I had it unlatched Then I pushed up with the heels of my palms It didn't move

"I won't have any air in here" I co around

"I'll go fetch Boggs," she said and left before I could tell her I'd rather struggle with it ain, but it didn't even squeak It's probably been shut tight for a hundred years, I thought

I put my suitcases on the bed and opened the in the wardrobe Mos appeared He paused for a moment to look at me and then went directly to theWith a closed fist, he haainst it and pushed up Thegroaned and lifted

"I'll get some oil on this later," henow," he said before he left

I looked at Mary Margaret

"This wasn't the rooers's