His endless orders came sharply almost as if he was speaking to soldiers and the two girls had hurried to obey him whatever he asked of them.
It had all been very exciting and a different world from the one she had grown up in and it was an adventure that never ceased to surprise and entrance her.
And she knew that Colena felt the same.
She just could not help feeling that for a moment everything had suddenly come to an abrupt standstill, as if they were in some huge train and they had no idea how to get it moving again.
‘I must do my best for Colena,’ she told herself, ‘because now she is completely alone. I cannot think what we will do when we reach London.’
Feeling that she must talk to Colena and tell her what was happening, she went along to her room only to find that she was fas
