"Yes," said Anne, and shivered; the colour had left her cheeks, and she suddenly appeared older, and more haggard.
"Why are you afraid? Because of your visit to those chambers?"
"That and another thing."
"Does the other thing concern yourself."
"Yes. It concerns a visit to London on that night."
"Heavens! Where did you go?"
Before Anne could answer, a sharp knock came to the door, which drove all the blood into their hearts.
They looked at one another, for they now felt that the danger was on them. What would happen within the next hour.
"Where did you go on that night?" asked Hersham, hoarsely.
"To Tooley's Alley--to the Red Star Hotel."