Here's a house that is supposed to be empty.

And within this empty house are five adults.

Do you get me ?" "Isn't it terrible!" cried Mary.
"Five adults," repeated Jack.

"How are we going to get food in here for them without exciting suspicion ?" "As you say," mused Mr.Pyecroft with a wry face, "that is certainly some problem.

My own appetite is already one magnitudinous toothache." Jack enlarged upon their situation.
"Since Judge Harvey tipped me off to the fact that the newspapers smelled a story, and since that reporter Mayfair and other reporters began to watch this house, I've had to give up going out.