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a window on each side of the dilapidated entrance; and one
story above; but no light was visible. The house was dark,
dismantled: and the all appearance, uninhabited.
Sikes, with Oliver’s hand still in his, softly approached
the low porch, and raised the latch. The door yielded to the
pressure, and they passed in together.