PARTICEPS CRIMINIS That evening after supper Max and I walked over to Castleman's.

The evening was cool, and we were sitting in the great parlor talking with Castleman and Twonette when Yolanda entered.

The room was fully fifty feet long, and extended across the entire front of the house.

A huge chimney was built at the east end of the room, and on either side of the fireplace was a cushioned bench.

A similar bench extended across the entire west end of the room.