Possible Clues:

• Listen to adverse reforms and hope he isn't there
• Earwig could make part of house fall down
• Listen carefully, this happens when a roof collapses
• Listen to a spot of rain falling from the roof
• Secretly listen to a conversation
• Spy left off observation of November event
• Listen secretly, hearing of woman's fall
• Just listen to the drip of the rain off the roof
• Listen to others' conversation
• Listen at windows