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What do I do inside the kitchen?

  • 1 of 13: Explore carefully.
  • 2 of 13: Look for anything you can pick up.
  • 3 of 13: You'll need to find four objects before you can do anything else.
  • 4 of 13: Where do I find the matches & candle?
  • 5 of 13: Once the four items are found, a bell will ring.
  • 6 of 13: The bell is for Lady MacFarley's room.
  • 7 of 13: What could Lady MacFarley want from the kitchen?
  • 8 of 13: She wants some tea.
  • 9 of 13: Look for some tea near the corner that juts into the room.
  • 10 of 13: There is a cup of tea in an opening in the wall, but you cannot pick it up.
  • 11 of 13: Hmm... the tea seems to be in a dumbwaiter.
  • 12 of 13: Perhaps if the tea were lifted upstairs for you, it would be easier to carry to Lady MacFarley's room.
  • 13 of 13: Use the lever to the right of the dumbwaiter to lift the tea to the second floor.