Once Jo got the knack of passing through the attic and reaching the bottom of the room beneath it without stirring up all the filth, her exploration went quickly indeed. She determined on her third dive that there definitely wasn’t a fireplace in the chamber, but she waited until surfacing from h...
The snow-laden roofs did not catch easily, though, so the rest of the hamlet remained intact when the Grossbarts staggered out of the wagon. Their normally resilient guts squirmed at the ungodly stench infusing their clothing and hair but the cool morning and bright sunshine quelled their rebelli...