covered walls made it warm cozy and just a little spooky Wow This is way cool exclaimed Amanda In the middle of the main room stood a large stone fireplace with an even larger bellows in front of it An enormous dented copper pot rested beside it Do you think they cooked their dinner in that pot asked Amanda Maybe they cooked people in it Leah's dad was such a joker
Chapter 2 The narrow dark hallway to the room Leah and Amanda shared was scary but cool It took them up and down short stairs They never knew what to expect around the many dark and creepy corners For part of the way they even walked outside along a bal cony overlooking a garden in the centre courtyard Rusty old trunks pottery jugs vases paintings and heavy wooden deacon's benches with high straight backs that didn't look very comfortable lined the
hallway I love it cried Amanda when they opened the door to their room She fell backwards on the fluffy quilt covering a wooden bed and stared at the oak beamed ceiling I have a feeling the Friar's beds wouldn't have been this comfy She opened one of the shuttered windows and looked down into the mysterious dark garden I want to explore this place tomorrow Leah groaned I am so tired what with all the walking around the museum sightseeing and shop ping How can you even think of exploring a stupid old hotel But this isn't just any old hotel It used to be a monastery with a ghost How do you know there is a ghost
A lady on the bus said there was a hotel spook Leah shook her head Well I don't believe it Let's get something to eat and forget about ghosts and spooks or whatever I m starving Look at this wonderful old wardrobe It s just like the one in Narnia Let's look inside Not now Amanda Mom and Dad will be wait ing On the way to the dining area they walked down many hallways and stairs again You could easily get lost in here and maybe see a ghost or a spook Leah giggled as she hooked her arm around Amanda's
