Remaining seated—as though the courtesy of standing up would frighten the spirit away— he said gently, Charlotte, I seem to make a habit of startling you. What she saw instead made her stop dead in disbelief. Besides, if anything has happened to Charlotte, I should be there to look after her. If he cannot have you, a living double is the next best thing.
She had to escape. How do you know? We found the bones of his victims in the tunnel. The library door opened and she was shaken out of her thoughts by her aunt's wineglass-clear voice. The cold hit her then, and her teeth began to chatter.
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