in what seemed to him such a huge grand house, he yielded, and
followed
her up the stair.
CHAPTER XXII
THE OLD LADY AND CURDIE
UP the stair then they went, and the next and the next, and through the
long rows of empty rooms, and up the little tower stairs, Irene growing
happier and happier as she ascended. There was no answer when she
knocked at length at the door of the workroom, nor could she hear any
sound of the spinning-wheel, and once more her heart sank within
her--but only for one moment, as she turned and knocked at the other
door.
"Come in," answered the sweet voice of her grandmother, and Irene
opened
the door and entered, followed by Curdie.
Madhuri Noah
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