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So the house was reached -- it was a dark and stern-looking little abode at this hour, with its windows unlighted, though usually the cheeriest on the square. Brown threw open the door and Bim sprang to meet him -- turning aside, however, at sight of the strangers. Only a few embers glowed on the hearth, and the room was in darkness.
Brown closed the door behind them all. "Stand still, please," he said, "while I light up."