Once a fine-looking manor, and easily the largest and grandest building for miles around, the Riddle House was now damp, derelict, and unoccupied.

• 里德尔府原先是一幢很漂亮的大宅子，还是方圆几英里之内最宽敞、最气派的建筑，如今却变得潮湿、荒凉，常年无人居住。”