31.   In some neighborhoods, every fourth house seems to have a son or brother in jail.

32.   My house still seems pretty sturdy.

33.   Now, the house seemed no more substantial than a soap bubble.

34.   On first impression, these beach houses seem like caricatures, one-liners.

35.   On a clear, hot day, with the sunlight glittering off the water, the houses of Stiltsville seem to float on a liquid horizon.

36.   Once so full of life, this house seems almost out of steam now.

37.   Other houses seem to be lit by a single fluorescent light that bleaches color from everything.

38.   Paradoxically, while the Moore house seems to be going begging, several institutions are poised to fight over its contents.

39.   Says the house never seemed so big before.

40.   Sellers are patiently watching the market, aware that a house seems as good a place as any for keeping large sums of money right now.