She reached the door as she spoke and, pulling it open, she hurried out and as she did so she heard Mr. Thorpe laugh very softly and it was the sound of a man who was intrigued and amused.
*
Without thinking, Crisa had left by the communicating door into his sitting room and, when she entered it, she found Jenkins sitting in one of the armchairs reading a newspaper.
He jumped to his feet as she appeared and said,
“Has the Master done enough? I meant to warn you, miss, not to tire him.”
“Mr. Thorpe says he has done enough for today,” Crisa replied. “If he wants me tomorrow, I shall be available.”
She did not wait to say any more, but opened the door into the corridor and hurried to her own cabin.
When she reached it, she could hardly believe that she had really heard what Mr. Thorpe
