kruger's home was huge but comfortable mother kept his house in the strictest order though the doctor was gone much of the time when he was home,strictest order though the doctor was gone much of the time when he was home, he spent a great deal of time in his study, behind closed doors it was the good doctor's domain,so it was. on the first day we moved in, mother informed me that i was never to go into that room.so it was on the first day we moved in mother informed me that i was never to go into that room so as you might guess from then on it was mysterious and held the unknown and it took all my will power to stay out