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One who came said he thought it could be done. Another said it was possible if Martin didn’t mind losing all the mature trees in the front garden. Nevertheless, he applied to the planning authority for permission to build underneath the house. Martin and Anne and the children all went to Australia for a month. The house was too old, prospective builders said, it would be unwise to disturb the foundations. Others said it could be done, but at a cost twice that which Martin had estimated. They said all this on the phone without even looking at it.
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Wexford nodded. ‘You believe neither of them knew anything about it beforehand? ’ ‘Well, you know, Reg, I’m inclined to believe it. ’ ‘What was it? ’ ‘Stairs down, but no door to them. I can take you up there. ’ Wexford asked. ‘Tomorrow, certainly. Two minds with but a single thought. But before we make arrangements. I went down to Orcadia Place with my sergeant that you’ll meet. By the time we got there they’d got a ladder down into the coal hole but not, of course, touched anything. I went down.
