Chapter Twenty“Have you ever been inside Betty Surtees House, Sandra? It's a little way up the road over there, then the first road on the left.” Agnes pointed towards a road leading off the quayside.
“No, I've never been inside. But I do know the story of how Betty Surtees climbed from a window in order to elope with her boyfriend.”
“Yes, that's it. I found the story most interesting, so I went to take a look around the house shortly after I arrived in Newcastle…” Still gazing at the road leading to the historic house, Agnes suddenly stopped walking. “But then something happened…” She fell silent.
“For goodness' sake!” Sandra stepped in front of Agnes. “You can't just leave me hanging. What happened inside the house?”
“Nothing – nothing happened – at least, not while I was in the hous
