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He rushed at the burglars, but another  it was an elderly man  stooped, picked the poker out of the grate and struck him a horrible blow as he passed. He fell with a groan and never moved again. I fainted once more, but again it could only have been for a very few minutes during which I was insensible. HE RUSHED AT THE BURGLARS BUT ANOTHER IT WAS AN ELDERLY MAN STOOPED PICKED THE POKER OUT OF THE GRATE AND STRUCK HIM A HORRIBLE BLOW AS HE PASSED HE FELL WITH A GROAN NEVER MOVED AGAIN I FAINTED ONCE MORE BUT AGAIN IT COULD ONLY HAVE BEEN FOR A FEW MINUTES DURING WHICH I WAS INSENSIBLE
ne, which really forms a door leading to the lawn. I held my bedroom candle lit in my hand, and, by its light, behind the first man I saw two others, who were in the act of entering. I stepped back, but the fellow was on me in an instant. He caught me first by the wrist and then by the throat. I opened my mouth to scream, but he struck me a savage blow with his fist over the eye, and felled me to the ground. I must have been unconscious for a few minutes, for when I came to myself, I found that they had torn down the bell-rope, and had secured me tightly to the oaken chair which stands at the head of the dining-table. I was so firmly bound that I could not move, and a handkerchief round my mouth prevented me from uttering a sound. It was at this instant that my unfortunate husband entered the room. He had evidently heard some suspicious sounds, and he came prepared for such a scene as he found. He was dressed in nightshirt and trousers, with his favourite blackthorn cudgel in his hand. NDOW IS A LONG FRENCH ONE WHICH REALLY FORMS A DOOR LEADING TO THE LAWN I HELD MY BEDROOM CANDLE LIT IN MY HAND AND BY ITS LIGHT BEHIND THE FIRST MAN I SAW TWO OTHERS WHO WERE IN THE ACT OF ENTERING I STEPPED BACK BUT THE FELLOW WAS ON ME IN AN INSTANT HE CAUGHT ME FIRST BY THE WRIST AND THEN BY THE THROAT I OPENED MY MOUTH TO SCREAM BUT HE STRUCK ME A SAVAGE BLOW WITH HIS FIST OVER THE EYE AND FELLED ME TO THE GROUND I MUST HAVE BEEN UNCONSCIOUS FOR A FEW MINUTES FOR WHEN I CAME TO MYSELF I FOUND THAT THEY HAD TORN DOWN THE BELL ROPE AND HAD SECURED ME TIGHTLY TO THE OAKEN CHAIR WHICH STANDS AT THE HEAD OF THE DINING TABLE I WAS SO FIRMLY BOUND THAT I COULD NOT MOVE AND A HANDKERCHIEF ROUND MY MOUTH PREVENTED ME FROM UTTERING A SOUND IT WAS AT THIS INSTANT THAT MY UNFORTUNATE HUSBAND ENTERED THE ROOM HE HAD EVIDENTLY HEARD SOME SUSPICIOUS SOUNDS AND HE CAME PREPARED FOR SUCH A SCENE AS HE FOUND HE WAS DRESSED IN NIGHT SHIRT AND TROUSERS WITH HIS FAVOURITE BLACKTHORN CUDGEL IN HIS HAND
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