Chapter Ten
A Difficult Surrender
When Peewee got to the top of the stairs, he turned and looked down. All that he saw was the disappearing back of the servant. He waited. After he could no longer hear the servant's steps, he went part way down the stairs and listened. Not hearing anything, he went on all the way down. The library door had been closed. He put his ear against it and then could hear Beman's voice, high pitched and angry.
"She might have known something would happen if she trusted you!"
Peewee stiffened with surprise. Beman and his father were not then, in agreement. Beman was not merely turning Peewee over to his father. What was he doing? Someone, Peewee knew, would discover him if he stopped to listen
