"This is a house of mystery, and those two children are the greatest mysteries in it." "If they keep that up every day," said the strong young footman John, "there'd be small wonder that he weighs twice as much to-day as he did a month ago.

I should have to give up my place in time, for fear of doing my muscles an injury." That afternoon Mary noticed that something new had happened in Colin's room.

She had noticed it the day before but had said nothing because she thought the change might have been made by chance.

She said nothing today but she sat and looked fixedly at the picture over the mantel.

She could look at it because the curtain had been drawn aside.
That was the change she noticed.
"I know what you want me to tell you," said Colin, after she had stared a few minutes.