It was very quiet in the basement, but if she strained her ears she could just make out the sound of laughter and the tinkling sounds of a piano from above.It was bad enough to think that women were selling their bodies to men up there, but she was even more affronted that Theo would bring her here without any warning.Could it be that he thought she was too stupid or too innocent to realize what this house was? Or was there a more sinister reason, namely, that he was planning to recruit her to the business?She had no idea what time it was when she finally heard Jack’s and Sam’s voices outside in the passage, but she guessed it to be well after one in the morning. Leaping out of bed, stopping only long enough to throw a shawl over her nightdress, she ran barefoot to the room next door.‘Beth!’ Sam exclaimed. ‘We weren’t expecting you so soon.’‘Are you feeling better now?’ Jack asked.It was clear both of them had been drinking for they were unsteady on their feet and had glazed eyes.She blurted out what she had seen and how upset she was that Theo hadn’t warned her.
