It's got to be completely revised.

You just watch me and see how I follow those instructions." Then Linda marched out of the kitchen door and started across the lawn in the direction of a big brown house dimly outlined through widely spreading branches of ancient live oaks, palm, and bamboo thickets.
She entered the house without knocking and in the hall uttered a low penetrating whistle.

It was instantly answered from upstairs.

Linda began climbing, and met Marian at the top.
"Why, Marian," she cried, "I had no idea you were so far along.

The house is actually empty." "Practically everything went yesterday," answered Marian.