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With the umbrella in one hand and the strap of her bag in the other, Ruthven led Sarah through the ruined streets to one of the three-floor tenant houses that were built in the latter part of the nineteenth century. A few touches of Victorian architecture were represented by the wraparound porch and the circular tower on the front right of the house. Its pointed peek stretched into the dark sky and seemed to stab at the clouds that drifted in front of the stars.
They entered through the large front door and into the entrance hall where they took a right into a parlor. The horsehair furniture and a large fireplace along the opposite wall from the archway showed an elegance that contrasted sharply with the depressing view outside the bay windows.
Ruthven lay Adam on the couch and ste
