“They told you what?” he asked, “and I know now who you are talking about – the Russians!”
The shudder that ran through her confirmed his words and she said after a moment,
“If I do not – allow Lord Neasdon to – become my – lover – they have said that they will take Papa away to Russia – and I shall never – see him again.”
Craig stiffened.
Then he said,
“Your father, Aloya? You cannot be Randall Sare’s daughter!”
As he spoke, he thought he had been very obtuse not to have realised this before.
Aloya raised her head.
“You – know Papa?”
“Of course I know him, although I have only just learnt that the reason for his disappearance is that the Russians have taken him aboard the Baron’s yacht.”
She turned to him questioningly.
Then she asked,
“H-how can you – know this? How can you b
