She expected him to knock on the door, but she saw him say something that she could not hear to the grooms and they both took a run at the door and kicked it.
It opened with a crash, there was a woman’s scream, then Iola ran across the road to see what was happening.
She had a quick glimpse of three men and a woman standing in a small typically French kitchen facing Sir Wolfe, obviously completely taken by surprise.
Then, as Sir Wolfe began to shout, “What have you done with her?” Iola heard Lucy’s voice and pushing her way past Sir Wolfe and the men who confronted him, she went into a room that opened out of the kitchen.
It was lit by a candle and Iola could see Lucy lying on a narrow bed tied down with a rope.
“Nanny! Nanny!” Lucy cried.
Then Iola’s arms were around her, holding he
