“Lockit！“sheimplored。
Heturneddownthelatchanddrewthebolt。Thesoundseemedtogiveheralittlecourage。Herfingerswenttoherthroatforamoment。
“Givemesomewater。“
Hepouredoutsomesoda-water。Shedrankonlyosipandputitdownagain。Hebegantobealarmed。Shehadtheappearanceofonewhohassuddenlylosthersenses。
“Pleasetellmejustwhathashappened？“hebegged。“IfIcanhelpinanyway，youknowIwill。Butyoumusttellme。Doyourealisethatitisthreeo’clock？Ishouldhavebeeninbed，onlyIwenttosleepoverthefirehere。“