Though I knew it was time to get going myself I decided to make myself a bed in the cellar, leave the ironing board down as it had been, hope that no one found the door to the cellar and do some initial movement and scouting in the morning early. I didn't want to be trapped down there so I looked around carefully before bedding down and found another door which seemed to go outside. It appeared to be locked from the outside. I went around the house, found the door and unlocked it. Then I went down into the cellar and made myself a comfortable spot, ate a can of kipper snacks and some crackers and went to sleep. When I awakened it was still dark. Someone was moving around in the house. I heard them.
I slowly and carefully scattered my bed area and waited. The scuffling seemed to stop. I co
