Chapter SixLarina waited for a moment or two and then rose from amongst the azaleas to step down the path.
Running across the terrace she entered the Villa by a garden door that led her into a passage off the hall.
Here there was another staircase leading to the first floor. She hurried up it and into her bedroom and closed the door.
For the first time since she had been at the Villa she did not pull back the curtains to look out over the sea at the lights of Naples twinkling in the distance or those that glowed round the Bay wherever there was a fishing village or a house.
Instead she undressed and climbed into bed.
Every night since she had come to the Villa she had been thrilled by the comfort and luxury of her bedroom.
It not only had a magnificent view from the balcony from wher
