Question

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the fact that the lights at the third level were dim and flickering was because they were not the modern __________________ ones but gaslights. ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The lights were shadowy and flickering because they were open-flame gas-lights. There were alloy spittoons on the grounds. The third level was remarkably a means of escape for Charlie who was also a sufferer of the stressful life of the contemporary age.