All this happened before I knew that Peter was living in Edelweiss.

When I saw him here, I knew at once that his presence meant something sinister.

I can put many things together that once puzzled me--the comings and goings of months, the secret reports and consultations, the queer looking men who came to the Castle, the long absences of my husband and my--my own virtual imprisonment--yes, imprisonment.

I was not permitted to leave the castle for days at a time during his absences." "Surely you will not go back again"-- he began hotly.
"Sh!" She put a finger to her lips.

A man-servant was quietly crossing the hall just off the library.