CHAPTER XVII

IN THE TWILIGHT The staircase had vanished, the house was in silence, evening was closing in, and her companions were absent. Isbel’s heart throbbed heavily, she felt sick and weak, yet she thought she ought to go upstairs to look for them. She knew that Judge would not have departed without her. She considered that it would be best if she were to go straight upstairs to the East Room. The prospect of visiting that remote part of the house so late in the day did not inspire her with any enthusiasm, but anything was…