Forcefully, Jacob plunged his way through with heavy footsteps loud enough to wake up anyone if they were still sleeping... By this, if Elizabeth was really in her room, she ought to have become alerted.
Once, at the corridor, Mr Blythe had called out...
"Elizabeth! Elizabeth!"
No answer.
"Why won't she answer?" asked Jacob demandingly.
Since Louisa was the one closest to his side, she began to panic.
"I have no clue, father! Perhaps, we should have consulted the housekeeper about Elizabeth's welfare since she was kept in Bessie's care," said Louisa in a frightened tone.
Even though she wasn't the kindest or most considerate of Elizabeth, she could sense now that something was oddly wrong for the fact that Beth had not shown up before the family since they had returned from Aegremonth.
'Wha- for say! It shouldn't be that she has harmed herself in secret,' perceived Louisa as her fears crept deeper into her mind.
