"Come in," began Miss Cornelia. "Sit down." He obeyed bothcommands docilely enough.

"Are you better now?"

"Somewhat." His words still came somewhat sluggyly.

"Billy - you can go."

"I stay, please!" said Billy wistfully, making no movement to leave.His gesture toward the darkness of the corridor spoke louder thanwords.

Bailey watched him, suspicion dawning inside his eyes. He could notaccount for the butler's inexplicable terror of being left alone.

"Anderson intimated that the Doctor had an accomplice in this house,"he said, crossing to Billy and taking him by the arm. "Why isn'tthis the man?" Billy cringed away. "Please, no," he begged pitifully.

Bailey turned him around so that he faced the Hidden Room.

"Did you know that chamber was there?" he questioned, his doubts stillunquieted.

Billy shook his head.

"No."

"He couldn't have locked us in," exclaimed Miss Cornelia. "He was withus."