Matthew Todd"s family moved into the Broadwell House on the first day of autumn. The Broadwell House was the second oldest house in Bakersville and had been built by a successful businessman named Thomas Broadwell. Matthew and his little sister, Davina, loved their new home. The big brick house was spacious and had three stories, which neither of them had ever seen in a house before. It also had a giant backyard with several trees, one of which supported a tire swing.
“Can the third floor be my room?” Davina asked.
Their parents chuckled. “You want an entire floor to yourself?”
"Yes. I"m seven, and I am old enough to have my own floor."
Daddy had picked up Davina in his arms, grinning. "No, Davina, you can"t have a whole floor to yourself. Nobody gets a whole floor to themselves."
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