Chapter 9
Carina stared in absolute amazement at the man.
He was shaking all over, his face very pale save for a livid spot on his cheekbone.
“Come, come quickly!” he cried.
She thought that he hardly realised who he was speaking to, he was just aware that she was another human being to help him in his distress.
Without waiting for her reply he turned and ran down the stairs.
Carina saw that there was a gap in the panelling at a spot halfway down the flight of stairs.
A secret door had swung inwards, into this the valet plunged and she followed after him.
Instinctively she pushed the open panel back behind her, heard it click into place and then she followed the man down a long flight of narrow twisting stairs.
It was practically dark save for a light ahead. There was a banister a
