“Then there is some kind of danger.” Her annoyance with him grew, but so did her anxiety. “Oh, Cas, whatever you’ve done—undo it! Quickly!”
“I can’t. But it’s nothing awful, Clarry, please don’t be worried! It’s a mere trifle and will soon be resolved.”
He spoke with complete confidence, but Clara had heard that tone before. “I wish you would confide in me,” she said, embarrassed to realise that she sounded suddenly forlorn. “It’s not like you to shut me out.”
“Well,” he said heavily. “Things have changed a lot lately.”
Clara was silent, thinking of all the things he could be referring to. He was right; many things had changed, and fast. But she was sorry to think that their friendship was proving to be part of it. “We may not be working together anymore, but I haven’t changed,” she sa
