There was a short pause, broken by Edward's sudden exclamation, "Celia!"
She looked up to see what was coming.
"How long have you known of this chamber?"
"Harry said he had known of it for five years; I never heard a word about it before to-night."
"Did he suspect that it was occupied?"
"I think he said it was, or had been, shortly before he discovered it."
"Would you like to know by whom?"
"Very much. Why, Edward, how do you know?"
"There is not time to explain that; but I can tell you that Father Stevens, a Jesuit priest, was in hiding here for some time, and for about two months, Gilbert Irvine."
"What were they doing here? and how did they get their provisions?"