When he alighted and came toward her, she seemed frightened out of her wits, for she ran terror stricken into the house.

She went up to her bedroom and would not come down." "He did not see her, then, to talk to her ?" "No; he waited a few moments only, then drove off again." "Where is Carlia now ?" "Still up in her room." "May I go up to her ?" "Yes; but won't you have her come down ?" "No, I'd rather go up there, if you don't mind." "Not at all.

Dorian, you seem the only help we have." He went through the living room to the stairway.

He noticed that the bare boards of the stairs had been covered with a carpet, which made his ascending steps quite noiseless.

Everything was still in Carlia's room.
The door was slightly ajar, so he softly pushed it open.