"You think so? Oh Pearl that would be wonderful!" Olivia blurted out, grabbing the offer of sanctuary with both hands, as a drowning man would a rope. By her own admission Olivia could be so mean-spirited sometimes, but was trying to be sincere in this case.

Pearl's profession of feeling intrigued Olivia.. who was this man? Maybe he was that third voice she had heard downstairs. And Pearl was right what of Robert and Mother?