No lights in my house

No lights in my house Now，’he said，looking Tarps cleverly Truck tarps

at me，‘ye can give me something，Davie．I'm getting old now，and I need help．’

‘Of course，sir，’I answered．‘What can I do？’

‘Well，go outside and climb the stairs at the other end of the house，where the building isn't finished yet．Go up to the room at the top，and bring down the chest that ye'll find there．It's got valuable papers in it．’

‘Can I have a light，sir？’I asked．

‘No，’he said sharply．‘No lights Truck tarps

in my house！’ ‘Very well，sir．Are the stairs good？’

‘They're grand，’ said he．‘The stairs are grand．Out I went into the night．As I was feeling my way along the outside wall，there was a sudden flash of lightning，then darkness again．I found the stairs and started climbing．I was about fifteen metres above the ground，when there was another flash of lightning．That was lucky for me，because it showed me that the steps were uneven， and that I could easily fall to my death．‘These are the grand stairs！’I thought．‘Perhaps my uncle wants me to die！’Now I was very careful，and I felt each step with my hands before I put my foot on it．A few steps later my hand felt cold stone，and then nothing more．The stairs ended there，twenty metres above the ground．I felt cold Tarps with fear，when I thought of the danger that I had been in．Sending Truck tarps

a stranger up those stairs in the dark was sending him straight to his death．