The Ears of Louis
“When Louis went to visit, he and Matthew put out their arms to balance themselves as they ran through the dining room into the downstairs bedroom. The windows were made of many panes of glass which had bubbles in them and there were wooden shutters which locked on the inside. Matthew said they were Indian shutters. Settlers locked them when the Indians attacked. Sometimes Louis and Matthew crouched down low in front of the windows, peering out into the night, imagining they saw a man carrying a... tomahawk behind every tree. The sound of the television in the kitchen was very reassuring.
The fireplaces in Matthew’s house were so large both Louis and Matthew and Jenny, Matthew’s sister, could all stand upright inside. Matthew’s room was on the third floor. It had only one window but that window looked out at an apple tree. That made up for a lot of things. Matthew had pried up a piece of one of the wide floor boards. Underneath was a space about six inches long and six inches wide. Just the right size to hide things in.MoreLess
The fireplaces in Matthew’s house were so large both Louis and Matthew and Jenny, Matthew’s sister, could all stand upright inside. Matthew’s room was on the third floor. It had only one window but that window looked out at an apple tree. That made up for a lot of things. Matthew had pried up a piece of one of the wide floor boards. Underneath was a space about six inches long and six inches wide. Just the right size to hide things in.MoreLess
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