Chapter Eighteen
The lights above suddenly flickered. It was just for a brief moment, so brief I didn’t think it was anything other than an example of the house’s poor electrical wiring at work, but then they flickered again and suddenly turned off, plunging the room into darkness. At the same time, the Rejuvenator suddenly went silent.
“Echo, what happened?” said Grandmother in annoyance. “Why did the power go off?”
“I-I don’t know, mistress,” said Echo’s frustrated voice in the darkness. “Perhaps a fuse was blown? The Rejuvenator does use a lot of power, after all.”
A long, annoyed sigh came from Grandmother’s mouth. “Matthew, go and check the fuses. If any of them are off, turn them back on again, pronto.”
“Yes, dear,” said Grandfather meekly. “I will go and check.”
“And be quick
