They 're so big that people living in them have to take boarders just to fill up . At least , that is the reason our landladies are very anxious to impress on us . They 're delicious , Anne -- our landladies , I mean . '' `` How many are there ? '' `` Two . Miss Hannah Harvey and Miss Ada Harvey . They were born twins about fifty years ago . '' `` I ca n't get away from twins , it seems , '' smiled Anne . `` Wherever I go they confront me . '' `` Oh , they 're not twins now , dear . After they reached the age of thirty they never were twins again . Miss Hannah has grown old , not too gracefully , and Miss Ada has stayed thirty , less gracefully still . I do n't know whether Miss Hannah can smile or not ; I 've never caught her at it so far , but Miss Ada smiles all the time and that 's worse . However , they 're nice , kind souls , and they take two boarders every year because Miss Hannah 's economical soul can not bear to ` waste room space ' -- not because they need to or have to , as Miss Ada has told me seven times since Saturday night . As for our rooms , I admit they are hall bedrooms , and mine does look out on the back yard . Your room is a front one and looks out on Old St. John 's graveyard , which is just across the street . '' `` That sounds gruesome , '' shivered Anne . `` I think I 'd rather have the back yard view . '' `` Oh , no , you would n't . Wait and see .
Old St. XXXXX 's is a darling place .
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