From the days of her early childhood Priscilla Eversleigh was aware of her father's indifference towards her Therefore, she was suprised when he went to a great deal of trouble to bring a governess to her, and she soon realized that there was something mysterious about Christabel Connault Then the arrival of a fugitive whose life was in imminent danger affected the whole course of her life and led to the Venetian adventure and the birth of Carlotta