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Nancy Drew 28: Ghost of Thornton Hall Hints

What am I supposed to do with all these paintings?

  • 1 of 8: After you follow up on the first weird note --
  • 2 of 8: -- Harper gives you a note called "Portrait Letters" in inventory. Under a row of blank lines, it says, "To find me again, look to the portraits."
  • 3 of 8: After you read the note, you'll find that every portrait in the house now has a "use" hotspot on it. But there's nothing there ... or is there?
  • 4 of 8: Remember what you did to Clara's portrait? The same thing would work here.
  • 5 of 8: Use the "cleaner-soaked napkin" on the gear spot on every portrait, and Nancy will write the letters she discovers on the note. There are seven portraits for you to find; here's a list, in case you're missing one of them.
  • 6 of 8: Once you've filled in all the blank lines, rearrange letters within each individual word to spell out --
  • 7 of 8: -- "Cotton gin get seeds balance scales." Or to say it in English --
  • 8 of 8: -- Fix the cotton gin; use it to get some cotton seeds; and use those seeds to balance the scales next to the locked door in the tool room.