china.
They threw
the books
and papers
out on the
lawn and
set fire
to the
heap for
the mere
fun of the
thing
apparently.Absolutely
the only
one
solitary
thing
which they
left whole
was a
small
ivory
crucifix,which
remained
hanging on
the wall
in the
wrecked
bedroom
above a
wild heap
of
rags,broken
mahogany
and
splintered
boards
which had
been
Mr.Nicholas
B.'s
bedstead.Detecting
the
servant in
the act of
stealing
away with
a japanned
tin
box,they
