"God knows I hate to move, but if there's one place safer in this house than another, I've yet to find it." She went out, leaving Dale alone.

The trunk room was dark, save that now and then as the candle appeared and reappeared the doorway was faintly outlined.

On this outline she kept her eyes fixed, by way of comfort, and thus passed the next few moments.

She felt weak and dizzy and entirely despairing.
Then--the outline was not so clear.

She had heard nothing but there was something in the doorway.