As she looked at them Nerina felt a sudden fear within her.
“Will you please tell me what you are talking about?” she asked.
“Yes, we’ll tell you,” Laura said. “Tell us first how you got here.”
“I-I arrived in London from the country late – yesterday evening,” Nerina replied. “On the Station my reticule was stolen from my arm with every penny I had in it. I was sitting on a seat wondering what to do, for I had come to London in search of work, when your – when Mrs. Tait spoke to me. I told her what had happened and she invited me to stay here the night. I was very tired and she brought me in the back way. She told me that she had her nieces living with her and that was why I referred to her as your ‘aunt’.”
Olive started to giggle again, but Laura gave her a warning glance and she was
