“Themasterwantsyou,ma’am,downstairs。“
Sheroseinstantlyandputawaythelittlebook。
“Isthatallthemessage?“sheasked,openingthedoor。
“Yes,ma’am。“
Shefollowedthegirldownstairs;recallingtohermemorythestrangewordsaddressedtoherbyGeoffrey,inthepresenceoftheservants,ontheeveningbefore。Wasshenowtoknowwhatthosewordsreallymeant?Thedoubtwouldsoonbesetatrest。