Lookatit。Thereisn’tanotherhousequitelikeitinEngland。
Itisworthlookingover。“
“Itismostimpressive,“Hamelagreed,“andwonderfullybeautiful。
Itseemsodd,“headded,withalaugh,“thatyoushouldcareaboutthislittleshantyhere,withallthebeautifulroomsyoumusthaveofyourown。“
“It’sNaboth’svineyard,“Mr。Fentolingroaned。“Now,Mr。Hamel,youaregoingtobegracious,aren’tyou?Letusleavethequestionofyourlittlehabitationherealoneforthepresent。Comebackwithme。Mynieceshallgiveyousometea,andyoushallchooseyourroomfromforty。Youcansleepinahauntedchamber,orahistoricalchamber,inQueenElizabeth’sroom,aVictorianchamber,oraLouisQuinzeroom。Allmypeoplehavespenttheirsubstanceinfurniture。Don’tlookatyourbag。Clothesareunnecessary。I