But oh, it's seemed like it was ages since then!" "They?
Who ?" I demanded.

"Who locked you in ?" "Sir Gilbert and that butler of his--Hollins," she answered.

"I took the short cut through the grounds here last night, and I ran upon the two of them at the corner of the ruins, and they stopped me, and wouldn't let me go, and locked me up here, promising I'd be let out later on." "Sir Gilbert!" I exclaimed.

"You're sure it was Sir Gilbert ?" "Of course I'm sure!" she replied.

"Who else?
And I made out they were afraid of my letting out that I'd seen them--it was Sir Gilbert himself said they could run no risks." "You've seen him since ?" I asked.