Welcome to the mystery of Mortlake Manor, written and directed by Ben Chenoweth (Copyright 1994, 2000 Grinnan Berrit Software). Adapted to Inform 7 by Ben Chenoweth, 2012.
Rumour has it that a valuable treasure has been hidden somewhere in Mortlake Manor. It is your task to find the treasure. However, you must be careful; rumour also says the place is haunted...
Mortlake Manor
A gentle introduction to Interactive Fiction by Ben Chenoweth
Release 1 / Serial number 120304 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
(If you are new to Interactive Fiction, type "help" for a list of basic commands.)
A Lonely Road
You are standing on a lonely road that winds off to the east.
>e
A Turn in the Road
You are standing at a turn in the road. From here, it leads west and south.
>s
T Intersection
You are standing at a T intersection. Roads lead west, east and north. There is a sign post pointing east that says "Mortlake Manor".
>w
Dead End
You are standing at a dead-end. The only way out is back east.
You can see a gold key here.
>get key
Taken.
[Your score has just gone up by five points.]
>e
T Intersection
You are standing at a T intersection. Roads lead west, east and north. There is a sign post pointing east that says "Mortlake Manor".
>e
East-West Road
You are standing on an east-west road.
>e
Gate
You are standing on an east-west road, with an ornate gate-way to the south. Through the open gate you can see a large house at the end of a long driveway.
>s
Middle of a Long Driveway
You are standing in the middle of a long driveway. It continues north and south.
>s
Next To Mortlake Manor
You are standing next to Mortlake Manor. The front door is to the south, a paved path to the west and the east follows the outside of the house. The drive is to the north.
You can see a doorbell here.
>e
North-East Corner of Mortlake Manor
You are standing at the north-east corner of the main building. The path continues to the west and south.
>s
French Windows
You are standing on a north-south path with some french windows to the west, and a fountain in the middle of a hedgemaze to the east. There is a balcony above you, which must have an excellent view of the garden.
>s
South-East Corner of Mortlake Manor
You are standing at the south-east corner of the main building. The path continues to the north and west.
Somewhere in the distance you hear a bird call.
>w
Back Door
You are standing in front of a door to the north. There is a garden to the south, and a paved path leading to the west and the east.
>s
A North-South Path
You are standing on a north-south path in a garden. Another path leads off to the east. There are a lot of roses here.
>s
A North-South Path
You are standing on a north-south path in a garden. Another path leads off to the west. There is a lot of lavender here.
>s
A Bend in the Path
You are at a bend in the path. The path continues north and east from here. There are a lot of petunias here.
>e
T Intersection
You are standing at the intersection of a north-south path, and one from the west. There are a lot of ferns here.
>n
A Bend in the Path
You are at a bend in the path. The path continues south and east from here.
>e
A Garden Pagoda
You are standing in a garden pagoda. The exit is to the west. There is a trapdoor in the floor.
>open trapdoor
You open the trapdoor.
[Your score has just gone up by five points.]
>d
A Disused Storage Area
You are standing in an disused storage area. The only exit is up.
You can see a hefty hammer and a surprisingly sharp saw here.
>get saw
Taken.
>u
A Garden Pagoda
You are standing in a garden pagoda. The exit is to the west. There is a trapdoor in the floor.
>w
A Bend in the Path
You are at a bend in the path. The path continues south and east from here.
>s
T Intersection
You are standing at the intersection of a north-south path, and one from the west. There are a lot of ferns here.
>w
A Bend in the Path
You are at a bend in the path. The path continues north and east from here. There are a lot of petunias here.
>n
A North-South Path
You are standing on a north-south path in a garden. Another path leads off to the west. There is a lot of lavender here.
>n
A North-South Path
You are standing on a north-south path in a garden. Another path leads off to the east. There are a lot of roses here.
Somewhere in the distance you hear a bird call.
>n
Back Door
You are standing in front of a door to the north. There is a garden to the south, and a paved path leading to the west and the east.
>unlock door with key
You unlock the back door.
>n
(first opening the back door)
Back Door
You are standing with the back door to the south. A passage way continues to the north.
>n
Junction of a North-South Corridor and an East-West Passage
You are standing at the junction of a north-south corridor and an east-west passage.
>n
North-South Corridor
You are standing in a north-south corridor. There is a room to the west.
>n
North-South Passageway
You are standing in a north-south passageway. There is a broad stairway going up (to the west) and a dark opening on the east wall leading down.
>u
The Landing
You are standing on the landing, halfway between the ground floor and the first floor. The stairway continues up (and east) and down (and east) from here.
>u
A Hallway
You are standing in a hallway that extends to the north and south, with a small room to the east. There is a broad stairway going down (and west) from here.
>s
A North-South Hallway
You are standing in a north-south hallway. The wallpaper has been ripped from the wall here as if by some gigantic ravenous beast with a taste for wallpaper paste.
>s
An East-West Passage
You are standing in an east-west passage, with a doorway in the north wall. There is an enormous crack in the floor, extending east.
>e
A Turn in the Corridor
You are standing at a turn in the corridor, passages leading north and west. There is an enormous crack in the floor, extending west.
>n
The North End of a Corridor
You are standing at the north end of the corridor. There is a doorway to the east.
>e
A Garishly Pink-Frilly Bedroom
You are standing in a garishly pink-frilly bedroom. There is a door to the west and south.
>s
A Walk-In Robe
You are standing in a walk-in wardrobe. The only exit is to the north.
You can see a large book with "Great Expectations" on the cover here.
>get book
Taken.
>n
A Garishly Pink-Frilly Bedroom
You are standing in a garishly pink-frilly bedroom. There is a door to the west and south.
>w
The North End of a Corridor
You are standing at the north end of the corridor. There is a doorway to the east.
>s
A Turn in the Corridor
You are standing at a turn in the corridor, passages leading north and west. There is an enormous crack in the floor, extending west.
From somewhere behind you, you hear the sound of footsteps.
>w
An East-West Passage
You are standing in an east-west passage, with a doorway in the north wall. There is an enormous crack in the floor, extending east.
>w
A Turn In The Hallway
You are standing at a turn in the hallway, passages leading north and east.
>n
A North-South Hallway
You are standing in a north-south hallway. There is a door to the west. There are a few small cracks in the floor here.
>jump
You jump up and down, and you hear an enormous crashing sound coming from the room below you.
>n
A North-South Corridor
You are standing in a north-south corridor. There is a dark-brown patch of colour on the floor that could be dried blood.
>n
A Turn in the Hallway
You are standing at a turn in the hallway, passages leading south and east. There is a doorway on the west wall.
>w
A Stylish Bedroom
You are standing in a stylish bedroom. There is a door to the east, and another to the south. There are heavy curtains on the windows, and they are closed.
>open curtains
You open the curtains. Through the window, you can see the statue in the front garden. There is a message scrawled on the window in what looks like blood.
From somewhere behind you, you hear the sound of footsteps.
An Abandoned Storage Room
You are standing in an abandoned storage room. The exit is to the north. There is a very steep staircase going up here.
>u
The Attic
You are standing in the attic, surrounded by large boxes and crates. There are paths going between the boxes, and you can go down from here.
Someone has scratched "Remember you can scratch on the floor if it'll help you." on the floor here.
>n
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>e
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
A mouse scuttles behind a crate in front of you.
>e
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>e
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>s
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>e
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>s
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>w
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>s
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>w
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>w
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
A mouse scuttles behind a crate in front of you.
>n
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>e
The Attic
You are standing in the centre of the attic. There is a rickety spiral staircase going up here.
>u
The Roof of Mortlake Manor
You are standing on the roof of the manor, next to a metallic flagpole that sounds as if it is hollow. A spiral staircase winds down into the attic.
>saw flagpole
Using the saw, you cut the flagpole down, and remove a nifty length of piping.
>drop saw
Dropped.
>get pipe
Taken.
[Your score has just gone up by ten points.]
>d
The Attic
You are standing in the centre of the attic. There is a rickety spiral staircase going up here.
>w
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>s
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>e
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
A mouse scuttles behind a crate in front of you.
>e
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>n
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>e
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>n
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>w
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>n
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>w
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>w
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
>w
The Attic
You are standing in the attic.
A mouse scuttles behind a crate in front of you.
>s
The Attic
You are standing in the attic, surrounded by large boxes and crates. There are paths going between the boxes, and you can go down from here.
Someone has scratched "Remember you can scratch on the floor if it'll help you." on the floor here.
>d
An Abandoned Storage Room
You are standing in an abandoned storage room. The exit is to the north. There is a very steep staircase going up here.
>n
A Stylish Bedroom
You are standing in a stylish bedroom. There is a door to the east, and another to the south. There are heavy curtains on the windows, and they are open.
There is a message scrawled on the window in what looks like blood.
>e
A Turn in the Hallway
You are standing at a turn in the hallway, passages leading south and east. There is a doorway on the west wall.
From somewhere behind you, you hear the sound of footsteps.
>e
An East-West Passage
You are standing in an east-west passageway, with a doorway to the south. Through a window to the north, you can see the driveway curving gracefully down to the road.
You can see a strange ghostly apparition floating in the air here.
>wait
Time passes.
>wait
Time passes.
>wait
Time passes.
>wait
Time passes.
>wait
Time passes.
>wait
Time passes.
>wait
Time passes.
>wait
Time passes.
From somewhere behind you, you hear the sound of footsteps.
>wait
Time passes.
The ghostly apparition floats off heading south.
>s
A Hallway
You are standing in a hallway that extends to the north and south, with a small room to the east. There is a broad stairway going down (and west) from here.
You can see a strange ghostly apparition floating in the air here.
>wait
Time passes.
>wait
Time passes.
>wait
Time passes.
The ghostly apparition floats off heading north.
>n
An East-West Passage
You are standing in an east-west passageway, with a doorway to the south. Through a window to the north, you can see the driveway curving gracefully down to the road.
You can see a strange ghostly apparition floating in the air here.
>wait
Time passes.
The ghostly apparition floats off heading east.
>e
End of the Hallway
You are standing at the end of the hallway which extends to the west. There is a doorway to the east.
You can see a strange ghostly apparition floating in the air here.
The ghostly apparition floats off heading east.
>e
North End of a Sumptuous Bedroom
You are standing in the north end of a sumptuous bedroom containing a four-poster bed. There is a doorway to the west.
You can see a strange ghostly apparition floating in the air here.
From somewhere behind you, you hear the sound of footsteps.
The ghostly apparition floats off heading south.
>s
South End of a Sumptuous Bedroom
You are standing in the south end of a sumptous bedroom. There is a balcony to the east.
You can see a strange ghostly apparition floating in the air here.
Your interest in the ghostly apparition has paid off!
The ghostly apparition floats off heading north.
[Your score has just gone up by five points.]
>e
A Balcony
You are standing on a balcony overlooking the garden. The only way off is to the west.
Somewhere in the distance you hear a bird call.
Even from this distance, you can see a diamond gleaming in the top of the disused fountain in the centre of the hedgemaze!!!
>get diamond
You can only look from this distance.
>w
South End of a Sumptuous Bedroom
You are standing in the south end of a sumptous bedroom. There is a balcony to the east.
>n
North End of a Sumptuous Bedroom
You are standing in the north end of a sumptuous bedroom containing a four-poster bed. There is a doorway to the west.
You can see a strange ghostly apparition floating in the air here.
>w
End of the Hallway
You are standing at the end of the hallway which extends to the west. There is a doorway to the east.
A ghostly apparition floats into the room.
>w
An East-West Passage
You are standing in an east-west passageway, with a doorway to the south. Through a window to the north, you can see the driveway curving gracefully down to the road.
A ghostly apparition floats into the room.
>s
A Hallway
You are standing in a hallway that extends to the north and south, with a small room to the east. There is a broad stairway going down (and west) from here.
>d
The Landing
You are standing on the landing, halfway between the ground floor and the first floor. The stairway continues up (and east) and down (and east) from here.
>d
North-South Passageway
You are standing in a north-south passageway. There is a broad stairway going up (to the west) and a dark opening on the east wall leading down.
>drop pipe
Dropped.
>drop key
Dropped.
>i
You are carrying:
a large book with "Great Expectations" on the cover
From somewhere behind you, you hear the sound of footsteps.
>n
Intersection of a North-South Corridor and an East-West Passage
You are standing at the intersection of a north-south corridor and an east-west passage. There is a large suit of armour here.
>e
North End of the Library
You are standing at the north end of the library. There are doorways to the east and west. Piles of books and manuscripts litter the floor.
From somewhere behind you, you hear the sound of footsteps.
>s
South End of the Library
You are standing at the south end of the library. There is an enormous bookcase along the southern wall.
There is a space in the "Dickens" section.
>put book in space
You place the book into its place on the shelf. Suddenly, the whole bookcase and a section of the floor starts to rotate. When it comes to a stop, you jump off.
The Smoking Room
You are standing in the smoking room. Piles of ash litter the floor. There is an enormous bookcase along the northern wall.
You can see a large book with "Great Expectations" on the cover and a working torch here.
>get torch
Taken.
[Your score has just gone up by ten points.]
>get book
Taken.
>put book in space
You place the book into its place on the shelf. Suddenly, the whole bookcase and a section of the floor starts to rotate. When it comes to a stop, you jump off.
South End of the Library
You are standing at the south end of the library. There is an enormous bookcase along the southern wall.
You can see a large book with "Great Expectations" on the cover here.
From somewhere behind you, you hear the sound of footsteps.
>n
North End of the Library
You are standing at the north end of the library. There are doorways to the east and west. Piles of books and manuscripts litter the floor.
From somewhere behind you, you hear the sound of footsteps.
>w
Intersection of a North-South Corridor and an East-West Passage
You are standing at the intersection of a north-south corridor and an east-west passage. There is a large suit of armour here.
>s
North-South Passageway
You are standing in a north-south passageway. There is a broad stairway going up (to the west) and a dark opening on the east wall leading down.
You can see a gold key and a nifty length of pipe here.
>s
North-South Corridor
You are standing in a north-south corridor. There is a room to the west.
>w
South End of the Dining Room
You are standing in the south end of a dining room. There are doorways to the east and west. There is what was once a beautiful chandelier smashed to thousands of tiny pieces on the floor.
You can see a pair of black wire cutters here.
>get cutters
Taken.
[Your score has just gone up by five points.]
>n
North End of the Dining Room
You are standing in the north end of a dining room. There is a single doorway on the north wall. Several broken chairs lie scattered on the floor.
>n
East-West Corridor
You are standing in an east-west corridor. There is a door to the south. There are footprints in the dust on the floor, and they are not your size.
>w
A Bend in the Corridor
You are standing at a bend in the corridor. It continues east and south from here.
>s
Junction of Two Corridors
You are standing at a junction of two corridors, one going north, the other going west. There is a doorway on the south wall.
>w
North End of a Corridor
You are standing at the north end of a corridor. A passageway leads east, and there is a door to the west.
>w
The Butler's Quarters
You are standing in the butler's quarters. There is a door to the east, and a walk-in wardrobe to the south.
>s
A Walk-in Robe
You are standing in a walk-in wardrobe. The only way out is to the north.
You can see an out-of-shape coathanger here.
>get coathanger
Taken.
[Your score has just gone up by five points.]
>cut coathanger
Using the wire cutters, you cut the coathanger into a piece of wire.
[Your score has just gone up by five points.]
>drop cutters
Dropped.
>n
The Butler's Quarters
You are standing in the butler's quarters. There is a door to the east, and a walk-in wardrobe to the south.
>e
North End of a Corridor
You are standing at the north end of a corridor. A passageway leads east, and there is a door to the west.
>s
North-South Corridor Two
You are standing in a north-south corridor. There is a picture on the wall here.
>examine picture
It's a picture of the inside of an Alaskan ice palace. The caption reads "Every eskimo should stay somewhere warm".
>s
End of a Passage Two
You are standing at the end of a passage that extends to the north. There are doors on the east and west walls.
>e
South End of the Kitchen
You are standing in the south end of the kitchen. There are doorways to the east and west. There is a large bench here covered with broken utensils.
You can see a rusty knife here.
>e
End of an East-West Corridor
You are standing at the end of an east-west corridor. There is a door to the west and south.
>e
Junction of a North-South Corridor and an East-West Passage
You are standing at the junction of a north-south corridor and an east-west passage.
>n
North-South Corridor
You are standing in a north-south corridor. There is a room to the west.
From somewhere behind you, you hear the sound of footsteps.
>n
North-South Passageway
You are standing in a north-south passageway. There is a broad stairway going up (to the west) and a dark opening on the east wall leading down.
You can see a gold key and a nifty length of pipe here.
>get pipe
Taken.
>d
A Dusty Basement
You are standing in a dusty basement. There are stairs going up (and west), and the basement continues to the north and east.
>e
The Boiler Room
You are standing in the boiler room. There are a lot of rusty pipes here, and a switch on the wall labelled "fountain". The only exit is west.
You can see a fountain switch here.
>use pipe
You place the pipe in the missing section, but it doesn't fit too well.
There is an extra pipe loosely attached to the others.
>use wire
You wrap the piece of wire around the pipe to hold it in place.
There is an extra pipe firmly attached to the others with some wire.
>press switch
Through the pipes in front of you, you can hear water flowing.
Through the pipes in front of you, you can hear water flowing.
>w
A Dusty Basement
You are standing in a dusty basement. There are stairs going up (and west), and the basement continues to the north and east.
>u
North-South Passageway
You are standing in a north-south passageway. There is a broad stairway going up (to the west) and a dark opening on the east wall leading down.
You can see a gold key here.
>s
North-South Corridor
You are standing in a north-south corridor. There is a room to the west.
From somewhere behind you, you hear the sound of footsteps.
>s
Junction of a North-South Corridor and an East-West Passage
You are standing at the junction of a north-south corridor and an east-west passage.
>s
Back Door
You are standing with the back door to the south. A passage way continues to the north.
>s
Back Door
You are standing in front of a door to the north. There is a garden to the south, and a paved path leading to the west and the east.
>e
South-East Corner of Mortlake Manor
You are standing at the south-east corner of the main building. The path continues to the north and west.
>n
French Windows
You are standing on a north-south path with some french windows to the west, and a fountain in the middle of a hedgemaze to the east. There is a balcony above you, which must have an excellent view of the garden.
>e
Entrance of the Hedgemaze
You are in the entrance of the hedgemaze. The house is to the west, and paths lead off into the maze in all directions.
>e
Hedgemaze
You are in the hedgemaze.
Somewhere in the distance you hear a bird call.
>e
Hedgemaze
You are in the hedgemaze.
>s
Hedgemaze
You are in the hedgemaze.
>s
Hedgemaze
You are in the hedgemaze.
>s
Hedgemaze
You are in the hedgemaze.
>w
Fountain
You are standing next to a working fountain.
You can see a dazzlingly bright diamond here.
>get diamond
Taken!
CONGRATULATIONS!
You have successfully located the treasure of Mortlake Manor. You have scored 100 out of a possible 100, in 177 moves.
Amazing! You managed to get the perfect score. Well done, indeed!
Wow! You must have known what you were doing to succeed so quickly!
*** The End ***
In that game you scored 100 out of a possible 100, in 177 turns.
Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last command?
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