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The funeral was to take place on the following day. It was not without a shudder that Freda made her way up to her bedroom that night, although she had taken the precaution of insisting that Mrs. Bean should accompany her to the very door. Even then she was reluctant to let the housekeeper go.
"Mrs. Bean," she said in a whisper, as she clung to the housekeeper's rough arms after bidding her good-night. "What room is there under this one?"