On the landing of the stairs, she fancied that she heard a step and a breath.

The lady was of unshaken nerves.

She moved on steadily, her hand stretched out a little before her.

What it touched was long in travelling to her brain; but when her paralyzed heart beat again, she knew that her hand clasped another hand.

Her nervous horror calmed as the feeling came to her of the palpable weakness of the hand.
"Who are you ?" she asked.