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1. How does Grace describe her house?

Jack insisted on choosing their house himself as Grace's wedding present. She saw it for the first time when they returned from their honeymoon. It is set in large grounds at the far end of the village. It gives Jack the privacy he craves, and it is the most beautiful house in Spring Eaton. It is also the most secure. There is a complicated alarm system with steel shutters to protect the windows on the ground floor.

2. What does Grace prepare for dinner on page 8, and what is the price she pays to serve such a perfect dinner?

Grace prepares a perfect dinner. She makes beef Wellington with a gratin of potatoes and carrots lightly glazed with honey. There are also tiny sugar peas that she plunged into boiling water before taking the beef from the oven. Everything is ready at the same time and perfectly cooked. Grace has had to make painstaking calculations and has had sleepless nights as the price she pays for serving a perfect dinner.

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