"You do not mean that you will remain in that house alone?"
But Leonie remembered the letters that she must secure that night if ever, and replied bravely:
"I shall not be afraid. There can be no danger now. Good-night, sir, and thank you."
She turned and left him, after taking his address, and once more entered the house where her experiences had been so alarming.
To a person of the strongest nerves the prospect was not a pleasant one, but at least there was nothing to harm her now.
With that consolation she entered the hall and closed the door behind her.
[CHAPTER XXV.]
It was with no gentle touch that the officers led Ben Mauprat to the station.