Wakestone Hall chapter sampler

They crept out of the larder. They tiptoed around Miss McCragg and the maids, as they untangled themselves and struggled to get to their feet. Miss McCragg saw them and shouted, ‘Who is that? Stop there!’ They did not stop. They sprinted out of the kitchen as fast as they could go, down the passageway, up the stairs and through the dining room towards the back stairs. Ahead, candlelight flickered. Stella halted so abruptly that Agapanthus collided

with her and nearly knocked her over. ‘Someone’s coming down!’ she gasped. They spun around and sped back the way they had come. As they ran back past the door of the dining room, another crash echoed from the kitchen. Miss McCragg shouted. Ottilie squeaked in terror. They dashed towards the entrance hall. A figure was coming down the main staircase carrying a lamp. Just in time, they flung themselves

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