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“There!” she says. “Take a look! I was wondering the whole time what wasn’t right about this picture …”

“That’s a portrait of great-grandmother taken in this library,” murmurs Leonie perplexed.

“Yes! And don’t you see? There—all the way at the top on the left side of the bookshelf … something’s missing! Look at the library! That was the angle of the picture and this here is in the background!” Ilvie jumps up and waves her arms around in the air.

“Okay?” says Leonie slowly, as if asking a question.

“And there in the background—what do you see there?” asks Ilvie.

“Books,” replies Leonie, raising her eyebrows. “That’s a library, and there are books.” She couldn’t understand what Ilvie was getting at.

“Yes, exactly! And what do you see in the background in this photo?”

Leonie stares at the picture. Then she looks at Ilvie and stares at the ­picture again. “You’re right—there are no books on the top left of the shelf. Someone took all the books away and put a shiny chest there!” ­Leonie looks at Ilvie stunned. “That’s it! Great-grandmother Grace, you’re a genius!” she cries. “That’s the hint! Let’s take the books off the top corner of the shelf; there has to be something there connected to the treasure!”