Part 2, Chapter 9

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​⁠At first Monty had tried to get out of it by saying it was the keys. Esdaile's is not a modern house; its keys are not of the Yale kind, of which you can carry a dozen in one pocket; each of them is anything from three to five inches long, and they weigh very few to the pound. In handing over the house to Monty, Philip had given him eight or ten of these; and so at first (Esdaile said) Rooke had w