Which is more pleasant?
1) I found the supposed haunted house a bit of a bore, until I saw smoke arising from the chimney, though the house was deserted and unheated, and we'd just seen that the fireplaces were cold.
2) I found the supposed haunted house a bit of a bore, until I saw flames arising from the chimney, though the house was deserted and unheated, and we'd just seen that all the fireplaces were cold. A: 2