Room
Thirty-Six
...an
old and ruinous part of the House. Turning a corner the
music we had been hearing became louder and at last we saw
the musicians themselves.
They were so involved they failed to hear us. The music was
suited to the scene - a moody, romantic melody. We stopped
to listen and we admit that we, too, were affected by the
sound as well as by the spectacle of the masked players.
One of the visitors noticed us listening. "Beautiful music,
don't you think?"
"It's not bad," Penny said stiffly. "The viol brings the right
sense of warmth to the piece, but the guitarist is overplaying
his part. Still, he adds a certain plangent brio to an otherwise
introspective composition..."
Unwilling to interrupt the concert we slipped past the musicians
into the door to....

...room
7.
...room 16.