"I suppose one can tone down to it, but I feel a bit out of the picture at present.

I don't wonder that my uncle got a little jumpy if he lived all alone in such a house as this.

However, if it suits you, we will retire early to-night, and perhaps things may seem more cheerful in the morning." I drew aside my curtains before I went to bed and looked out from my window.

It opened upon the grassy space which lay in front of the hall door.

Beyond, two copses of trees moaned and swung in a rising wind.