She seemed to be seated high on an empty world of ruins.

She rose quickly from her chair, and her eyes fell upon a violin case.

With a sigh of relief she opened it, and a little while after one or two of the guests who were sleeping in the house chanced to wake up and heard floating down the corridors the music of a violin played very lovingly and low.

Ethne was not aware that the violin which she held was the Guarnerius violin which Durrance had sent to her.

She only understood that she had a companion to share her loneliness..