As a child, the building seemed gigantic to me and I would often get lost. It took me a while to find my way around the many corridors and rooms. However, the sheer size of the house was also practical if you wanted to hide...

At the stairs leading from the ground floor to the first floor, I listened carefully just to be sure, but it remained silent. So I padded up the stairs to the first floor with a towel around my head and wrapped tightly in my bathrobe.

As I passed Collins' room, I suddenly noticed a faint but overwhelming smell and stopped dead in my tracks.

What...