Joan made sure that she was not followed. She walked
faster as she approached the mansion. This mansion
___1___ at the
top of a bill. Three storeys tall, it rested on a
foundation of blackish-green stone. A blanket of ___2___
, ark ivy crawled over the stone, up and ___3___
the rows of brown bricks. Curling around the ___4___
windows and doorways, the ivy crept nearly to the
second storey. Joan felt very uneasy as she stared
at the building. A long curved stone stairway and
two tall turrets on either side of the house ___5___
Joan of a castle in a fairy tale. It was like a
castle ___6___
an evil spell. A peaked grey roof and a tall,
spindly chimney ___7___
the unsettling impression. Joan approached the door
bell and pressed it. After about ten minutes, the
door opened and she came face to face with a
white-haired lady. |