Even Pedro, pattering nervily about the room, seemed more restless than usual, and when he slept his dreams were troubled. Gradually Louisa began to wonder whether her father had been right after all, whether she had been as unwise as he claimed to shut herself away in this sequestered place.
Louisa was afraid
At moments when her concentration was disturbed when dusk came too soon and its shadows flittered dismally about the room almost she might think she was afraid.
Even Pedro, pattering nervily about the room, seemed more restless than usual, and when he slept his dreams were troubled. Gradually Louisa began to wonder whether her father had been right after all, whether she had been as unwise as he claimed to shut herself away in this sequestered place.</s>At moments when her concentration was disturbed when dusk came too soon and its shadows flittered dismally about the room almost she might think she was afraid.</s>Louisa was afraid