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“I’d just as soon get started exploring the house,” you say. “That’s perfectly fine,” Grimstone replies pleasantly-too pleasantly. “You can go anywhere-we have no secrets here.” As the two of you walk through the downstairs hall, he motions to the dining room, where Kenny and three other men are seated at the dining-room table. “Excuse me, I have some business to conduct with these gentlemen.” He enters the dining room, closing the door behind him. You stand in the hallway a moment, thinking, everything about Grimstone-his thuggish lackey, the high iron fence outside, the huge guard dogs-all confirms. Sylvia’s opinion of him as a professional criminal. Yet he’s given you the run of the house to look for ghosts. It’s odd. You’d like to find evidence of ghosts, but to tell the truth, you’re even more curious to find out whether Jane Thrombey’s diamonds are hidden in the attic cedar closet. This may be your only chance-while no one is watching you. If you decide to go directly to the attic and search the cedar closet, Turn to page 66 If you decide to explore the house room by room, working you way up to the attic, Turn to page 92.
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