She wanted to ask him questions, but he had turned away from her.
Drawing a pistol from his pocket, he fired it out of the window.
The noise of the explosion woke Simon and as Kasia pulled him to his feet, he exclaimed,
“Uncle Darcy! I knew you would come!”
The Duke did not reply and Kasia, knowing she must obey him, pulled Simon towards the door.
“Open it,” the Duke said quietly.
She did so and pulled it back so that she and Simon were out of sight behind it.
It was then they heard shots coming from below.
Kasia knew that the Duke’s men, who had come with him, were firing at Bill and his accomplices.
Now someone was coming up the stairs, the boards creaking beneath his feet.
It was, as Kasia soon saw, Bill who burst into the room, holding a pistol in his hand.
It was pointing a
