There's nobody else on this floor but Letty and the baby, but you don't look as if you would be easily frightened." Astonished, not so much by her words as by the furtive look she gave me, I laughed as I repeated "Frightened?
What should frighten me ?" "Oh, nothing." Her back was to me now, but I felt that I knew her very look.

"Nothing, of course.

If you're not timid you won't mind sleeping so far away from every one.

Then, we are always within call.

The attic door is just a few steps off.