The room had been described in the house agent's list as a 'convenient breakfast-room in basement,' and in the day-time it was rather dark. This did not matter so much in the evenings when the gas was alight, but then it was in the evening that the blackbeetles got so sociable, and used to come out of the low cupboards on each side of the fireplace where their homes were, and try to make friends with the children. At least, I suppose that was what they wanted, but the children never would.
The Phoenix and the Carpet
E. Nesbit
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