The Basement Room by Graham Greene. Short summary

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One of the main characters is Philip Lane, whose parents have left home for several weeks. After their departure, the boy went down to the basement and had a conversation with Baines the footman.

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One of the main characters in the work, a boy named Philip Lane, stayed at home with the Baines couple while his parents left the dwelling for two weeks. Now he could have gone to any room, but each one seemed empty to him. Philip went to the living room, but Mrs. Baines asked him to leave the room because she was busy putting things in order.

Lane decided to go down to the basement, where he had never been before. Soon he saw Mr. Baines, who worked for the Lanes as a footman. He was reading a newspaper. Mr. Baines told the boy not to be shy. Moreover, he offered Philip a piece of muffin and a drink of lemonade, which the latter did not refuse.

During the snack Philip and Baines conversed on various topics. At that moment the boy felt like a grown man, for the footman spoke to him as an equal. After a while.