His scholarly Excalibur had worked well enough on the hinges of the smaller door, but there were none to be found on this larger door. And the smaller door itself was too unwieldy to be used as a battering ram in the confined space. After some time spent assessing the situation, the quiet of the room intruded into his consciousness, and he looked around him in the gloomy semidarkness. Hero was no longer in the larger room with him. Apprehensively, he climbed up the three steps to the smaller room, prepared to find her weeping uncontrollably on the floor. Instead, he found her curled up against one shelf, reading. Apparently, she had managed to find a book that was suitable for a lady to read. Her face was held close to the page to compensate for the dimming light. She started in surprise when he spoke. "Night is fast approaching. I do not think Mr. Beasley is likely to be back tonight." She looked up at him from the book she had been reading, closing it over her finger to hold her place.
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