The answer came when Noah lit a match, and used it to light some fibers in the fire place. There was glass on the floor near the window, no furniture, and the wallpaper was coming off the walls. It clearly belonged to a landlord who cared more about driving up the prices than letting a poor family live there for a pittance.

However, there were some blankets in a corner and a little boy sat wrapped in them, shivering. He looked up at Francis with big eyes.

Noah meanwhile, took some coals from his pocket, put them in the fireplace and lit them.