But what could she do now...
At this moment, the door to the study was pushed open. Ruby Carter, her face stained with tears, lifted her eyes to see her brother, Reuben Carter.
"Sister..." Reuben tentatively called out, "The servants... they've all left..."
Ruby extended her hand to him, "Don't be afraid, come to your sister."
Reuben sprinted over and dove into Ruby's arms. Lifting his head to look at Ruby, his small face was filled with fear. "Sister, I'm scared. Why has everyone disappeared? First it was our second sister, then Mum, then Dad, now even the servants are gone. Sister, I'm scared..."
Ruby held her little brother while crying uncontrollably, too emotional to speak.
"Sister, shall we go find our second sister? I've seen her in the newspaper, shall we go find her?"