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He had evidently been in his bed when the alarm had broken out, for he wore a foppish, embroidered nightshirt, and his bare feet projected from his trousers. HE HAD EVIDENTLY BEEN IN HIS BED WHEN THE ALARM HAD BROKEN OUT FOR HE WORE A FOPPISH EMBROIDERED NIGHT SHIRT AND HIS BARE FEET PROJECTED FROM HIS TROUSERS
the left was a large, deep fireplace, with a massive, overhanging oak mantelpiece. Beside the fireplace was a heavy oaken chair with arms and crossbars at the bottom. In and out through the open woodwork was woven a crimson cord, which was secured at each side to the crosspiece below. In releasing the lady, the cord had been slipped off her, but the knots with which it had been secured still remained. These details only struck our attention afterwards, for our thoughts were entirely absorbed by the terrible object which lay upon the tiger-skin heathrug in front of the fire. It was the body of a tall, well-made man, about forty years of age. He lay upon his back, his face upturned, with his white teeth grinning through his short, black beard. His two clenched hands were raised above his head, and a heavy, blackthorn stick lay across them. His dark, handsome, aquiline features were convulsed into a spasm of vindictive hatred, which had set his dead face in a terribly fiendish expression. WINTER SUNSHINE ON THE LEFT WAS A LARGE DEEP FIREPLACE WITH A MASSIVE OVERHANGING OAK MANTEL PIECE BESIDE THE FIREPLACE WAS A HEAVY OAKEN CHAIR WITH ARMS AND CROSS BARS AT THE BOTTOM IN AND OUT THROUGH THE OPEN WOODWORK WAS WOVEN A CRIMSON CORD WHICH WAS SECURED AT EACH SIDE TO THE CROSS PIECE BELOW IN RELEASING THE LADY THE CORD HAD BEEN SLIPPED OFF HER BUT THE KNOTS WITH WHICH IT HAD BEEN SECURED STILL REMAINED THESE DETAILS ONLY STRUCK OUR ATTENTION AFTERWARDS FOR OUR THOUGHTS WERE ENTIRELY ABSORBED BY THE TERRIBLE OBJECT WHICH LAY UPON THE TIGER SKIN HEARTH RUG IN FRONT OF THE FIRE IT WAS THE BODY OF A TALL WELL MADE MAN ABOUT FORTY YEARS OF AGE HE LAY UPON HIS BACK HIS FACE UPTURNED WITH HIS WHITE TEETH GRINNING THROUGH HIS SHORT BLACK BEARD HIS TWO CLENCHED HANDS WERE RAISED ABOVE HIS HEAD AND A HEAVY BLACKTHORN STICK LAY ACROSS THEM HIS DARK HANDSOME AQUILINE FEATURES WERE CONVULSED INTO A SPASM OF VINDICTIVE HATRED WHICH HAD SET HIS DEAD FACE INTO A TERRIBLY FIENDISH EXPRESSION
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