The upstairs hallway has many doors; they lead to the bathroom, Mrs. Carr's room, Richard Carr's room, and the children's rooms. The bathroom and Mrs. Carr's bedroom are open to the public, the other rooms are not; the site caretaker and family live in th e rooms closed to the public.
lighted the candle and we followed her, peeping into the drawing room to say good night to Tallie and her beau. We did not like him much because he kissed us and was preachy when we cheeked pretty Tallie, who did not rule over us as Dede did; but he brought candy - chocolates for Tallie and a bag of 'broken mixed' for the children, big hunky pieces that sucked you right into sleep. Dede put Dick to bed. Lizzie had a room of her own. Alice and I shared...(as did Dede and Tallie)...We undid each other and brushed our hair to long sweet suckings...Alice was two years older than I. She stopped brushing her long red hair, leaned over the chair that the candle sat on. Pouf!...Out went Sunday and the candle."
--The Book Of Small By Emily Carr.
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