He threw himself upon his knees before Quest.
"Save me!" he begged.

"Help me to get away from this house! You don't belong to the police.

I'll give you every penny I have in the world to let me go!" Quest smiled at him derisively.
"Get up," he ordered.
Very slowly Craig obeyed him.

He was a pitiful-looking object, but a single look into Quest's face showed him the folly of any sort of appeal.
"Walk out of the room," Quest ordered, "in front of me--so! Now, then, turn to the right and go down the stairs." They all gave a little cry as they saw him appear, a trembling, pitiful creature, glancing around like a trapped animal.

He commenced to descend the stairs, holding tightly to the banisters.