Chapter 18

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​⁠The Men in the Sleigh

Let us go back to the night on which Rosalie was seized and carried away from Mrs. Luce's front gate, despite the valiant resistance of her youthful defenders.

Rosalie had drooned Thackeray to the old lady until both of them were dozing, and it was indeed a welcome relief that came with Roscoe's resounding thumps on the front door. Mrs. Luce was too old to be frightened out of