That is how Moore arrived at Benchurch. It was a market town, and once a week it vas quite busy for a few hours. The rest of the time it w..s a very quiet, sleepy little place. Moore spent his first nient at the only hotel in the town. The landlady was very ki d and helpful, but the hotel was not really quiet enough for hian. The second day he started looking for a house to rent. There was on y one place that he liked. It was more than quiet it was deserted and very lonely. It was a big, old seventeenth-century house. It had tiny windows like a prison, and a high brick wall all round it. It would be hard to imagine a more unwelcoming place. But it suited Moore perfectly. He went to find the local lawyer, who was responsible for the house.