She thrilled, moving a thought closer to him.
‘Tell me about it. I have heard a tale.’
He told her all he knew, including a shuddering description of his own visit to the well-house.
‘I would you would take me there,’ she whispered at the end.
‘What! you would dare?’ he asked, amazed.
‘With you to fend me.’
Here was a quandary. He could not afford to show the lesser moral courage; and yet——
‘We should be seen,’ he said.
‘O!’ she answered resignedly. ‘Very well.’
‘Unless I could devise a plan,’ he added, stung by her tone.