She pushed him behind the curtain where the clothes hung, and switched off the light.
From behind the curtain came the muffled voice of his lordship.
“It’s Uncle Thomas. I’m coming out. Pull his nose.”
“Be quiet!”
She sprang to the curtain and slipped noiselessly behind it.
“But, I say——” began his lordship.
“Hush!”
She gripped his arm. He subsided.
The footsteps had halted outside the door. Then the handle turned softly. The door opened and closed again with hardly a sound.
The footsteps passed on into the room.