The Forbidden Room; Or, "Mine Answer was My Deed"

THE FORBIDDEN ROOM. OR “MINE ANSWER WAS MY DEED.”




BY PHŒBE ALLEN. AUTHOR OF “PLAYING AT BOTANY,” ETC., ETC.
“YOU SAID YOUR SAY. “MINE ANSWER WAS MY DEED.” “ Idylls of the King. ”
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. JELLICOE. LONDON: WELLS GARDNER, DARTON & CO. 3 PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS.

NEVER within the memory of middle-aged Libbie, the dairymaid, had there been such a bustle of preparation within the walls of Gaybrook Farm, as on a certain June day, not many summers back.
From early dawn—which means somewhere between three and four o’clock—old Mrs. Busson, the farmer’s wife, had been awake and astir.