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Addler's Hall.
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little Nell, who wended their way without difficulty along the rough, ill-paved street. At length they turned up a narrow court, darker and dirtier even than Bowker's Row, which went by the name of "Addler's Hall." About half-way up this court they paused for a moment and listened; then, cautiously pushing open a door, they entered the only home they had ever known.

They paused for a moment and listened.

Much to their relief, they found the house empty. A lump of coal was smouldering in the grate, which Benny at once