He found footing at no great distance, and presently Mary was beside him.

They descended softly, and found the door into the hall wide open.
"Can you tell me what window is that," whispered Joseph, "just above the top of the wall ?" "I can not," answered Mary.

"I never could go about this house as I did about Mr.Redmain's; my lady always looked so fierce if she saw me trying to understand the place.

But why do you ask ?" "You see the flickering of a fire?
Could it be Mr.Redmain's room ?" "I can not tell.

I do not think it.