Because, in no other way can you account for the fact that, on one of the hottest days of the year, Mrs. Inglethorp ordered a fire to be lighted in her room." I gave a gasp. 
It was in the middle of the coldest winter in years.
mnli hypothesis: It was in the middle of the coldest winter in years. premise: Because, in no other way can you account for the fact that, on one of the hottest days of the year, Mrs. Inglethorp ordered a fire to be lighted in her room." I gave a gasp. 