Is there any way out through the house from here ?" "Only down the grand staircase." "I must risk it.

Show me the way." They went together down the almost dark corridor.

Fay's heart sickened at the thought that a belated servant might see them.

But all was quiet.
At the head of the staircase they both peered over the balustrade.

At its foot in a narrow circle of light stood the duke and Lord John, and a man with a tri-coloured sash.