When he came back Fenella was already outside patting the dogs.
He blew out the candles, climbed out after her and pulled the window to.
“Will Goldstein notice it is not clasped?” he asked.
“When he gets as far as discovering that it will not matter,” Fenella replied.
Lord Corbury bent and picked up the pillow-case. It was, as he had already said, extremely heavy, so heavy it was almost impossible for him to walk upright as they progressed towards the fence.
They had almost reached it when they heard in the distance the sound of wheels. For a moment Fenella thought she must be mistaken. But then there was no doubt. There was not only the noise of wheels but echo of horses’ hooves. They were coming down the rough drive from the road towards the house!
“Quickly,” she began to say to Lo
