It was someone of importance hidden there, Carina knew and she wondered a little wistfully if she would ever learn who the prisoner was.
Then a question sprang to her mind.
What would happen to the man and his faithful valet if The Castle passed into the hands of Sir Percy? Would they dare to stay on, hiding from the new owner of The Castle?
Carina guessed that that would be impossible. The valet must get his food from somewhere and she remembered that he had been carrying a tray when she had first seen him and thought him to be a ghost.
He had come then from upstairs and she guessed that Mrs. Barnstaple was in on the secret.
Carina sat down on a chair and tried to puzzle it out. The whole situation fascinated her and made her forget for a moment the other drama taking place in The Ca
