Following his gaze, Kevin says, "That's where I live. We're outside of town right now. The boarding house is this way."

The only tracks right now are the ones Kevin himself has left in his prowling. He turns now in the direction he'd come from, ready to lead Gilbert past the fences around the Baskervilles' (his) lands and to the road that will lead them into the city.

"It's a nice enough place. It serves much the same purpose as the mansion did, and it's safe there."