5/39 You know, John, the fire in their hall has been burning for nearly two hundred years, never, never allowed to go out. The young squire always fed it as soon as the old squire went away. It was dead and cold this morning. He says it bodes all kinds of misfortunes to them." "How long ago is it since Hatton Hall fire was lit ?" "Well, John, our fire isn't out of counting, like some of the old hearth fires in Yorkshire. |