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A new house

When Martha got to the Mansfield Mansion by taxi the next morning, she stood at the gate for a long moment. She was trying to absorb the fact that this was now her home. She couldn’t relate to it, or even understand it, as the realtor opened the gate and she walked into the courtyard, 30 ______ up at the elegant windows and the dignified architecture. She had to 31 ______ it was one of the most beautiful houses she’d ever seen. Walking through it took her breath away. There was room after room of century-old grandeur, remarkable workmanship, exquisite moldings and carvings. She enjoyed the graceful splendor of the ballroom – 32 ______ she had no idea what they’d do with it. She couldn’t imagine living in a house that size.

And in defiance of all reason, the house had begun to feel like theirs by the time she had gone floor to floor, opened every closet and explored every nook and cranny, and figured out which rooms to put the children in. And she earmarked a room on the floor above, with an amazing 33 ______ of the lake, as her office. She began 34 ______ lists of what they needed – electronics, Wi-Fi, Internet connections for all of them. She noticed that most of the antique curtains were still in surprisingly good 35 ______ and decided to continue using them. She had come to the conclusion that the house didn’t need any work, 36 ______ paint and a lot of furniture.