Off a few paces was a small white cottage.

Here and there trees abounded in patches in the enclosure, which seemed to comprise about twenty acres.
The carriage drove over a wide, gravel driveway which curved so as to pass the tower door, and on out to another gate.

Belton and Bernard alighted and proceeded to enter.

Carved in large letters on the top of the stone steps were these words: "Thomas Jefferson College." They entered the tower and found themselves on the floor of an elevator, and on this they ascended to the fourth story.

The whole of this story was one huge room, devoid of all kinds of furniture save a table and two chairs in a corner.