..But then, if that""s rue, then you must be gentle with me.You must bear with me, please.Oh please, Gregory, please!When she is left by herself, Paula admits that she is horrified and ""frightened of the house"": "I hear noises and footsteps.But she rides in stunned silence and avoids looking at him - providing a sharp contrast to the ever-changing scenery moving behind them.Robie is to be whisked away by speedboat (a boat named "Maquis Mouse" - a deliberate play on Maquis (the French Underground) and Mickey Mouse) to the Beach Club in Cannes, where he is to await Bertani""s phone call.And as far as I know, if I give it to him, it could kill him." He was starting to mention that he didn""t want her to go to England, and then kissed her.Peter caused a distraction with the security officers and the dark-haired man, o allow time for Gwen to escape in an elevator - although she happened to share the downward ride with Harry.Then about a week afterwards, I received a note.It told me what I had to do to get the letter back.An anonymous blackmailer had written her a letter (mailed from Brixton) that demanded money in exchange for her purloined letter: ("I was to draw £50 pounds from my bank in £5 pound notes and then change them for used £1 pound notes.