CHAPTER FOUR“It is all right,” a voice said. “Don’t be frightened.”
“But – I am – frightened,” Araminta exclaimed. “Why are you – here in my – carriage?”
“I was waiting for you,” the man replied.
“Waiting for – me?”
The terror she had felt when she first knew someone was in the carriage with her was now less intense.
But she was still trembling and what made it so uncanny was that it was impossible to see the man’s face in the darkness.
However, he sounded quite a young man and, after a moment, Araminta managed to control her voice a little better although her heart was still thumping wildly.
“Why do you – wish to – see me?” she asked.
“I want you to help me.”
“To help – you?” she repeated in surprise. “Then why did you have to – wait outside the – house and – surprise me in such
