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When I did look up I saw Arthur standing in the doorway laughing, with a stick in his hand. "I don't think that fine fellow will trouble us again," he said. "I will just go after him and see what he does with himself." With those words he took his hat and started off down the street. The next morning we heard of Mr. Drebber's mysterious death. WHEN I DID LOOK UP I SAW ARTHUR STANDING IN THE DOORWAY LAUGHING WITH A STICK IN HIS HAND I DON'T THINK THAT FINE FELLOW WILL TROUBLE US AGAIN HE SAID I'LL JUST GO AFTER HIM AND SEE WHAT HE DOES WITH HIMSELF AND WITH THOSE WORDS HE TOOK HIS HAT AND STARTED OFF DOWN THE STREET THE NEXT MORNING WORD OF MISTER DREBBER'S MYSTERIOUS DEATH
is sister. When I closed the door behind them a load seemed to be lifted from my mind. Alas, in less than an hour there was a ring at the bell, and I learned that Mr. Drebber had returned. He was much excited, and evidently the worse for drink. He forced his way into the room, where I was sitting with my daughter, and made some incoherent remark about having missed his train. He then turned to Alice, and before my very face, proposed to her that she should fly with him. “You are of age,” he said, “and there is no law to stop you. I have money enough and to spare. Never mind the old girl here, but come along with me now straight away. You shall live like a princess.” Poor Alice was so frightened that she shrunk away from him, but he caught her by the wrist and endeavoured to draw her towards the door. I screamed, and at that moment my son Arthur came into the room. What happened then I do not know. I heard oaths and the confused sounds of a scuffle. I was too terrified to raise my head. R IS VIOLENT AND HE IS PASSIONATELY FOND OF HIS SISTER WHEN I CLOSED THE DOOR BEHIND THEM A LORD SEEMED TO BE LIFTED FROM MY MIND ALAS IN LESS THAN AN HOUR THERE WAS A RING AT THE BELL AND I LEARNED THAT MISTER DREBBER HAD RETURNED HE WAS MUCH EXCITED AND EVIDENTLY THE WORSE FOR DRINK HE FORCED HIS WAY INTO THE ROOM WHERE I WAS SITTING WITH MY DAUGHTER AND MADE SOME INCOHERENT REMARK ABOUT HAVING MISSED HIS TRAIN HE THEN TURNED TO ALICE AND BEFORE MY VERY FACE PROPOSED TO HER THAT SHE SHOULD FLY WITH HIM YOU ARE OF AGE HE SAID AND THERE IS NO LAW TO STOP YOU I HAVE MONEY ENOUGH AND TO SPARE NEVER MIND THE OLD EARLIER BUT COME ALONG WITH ME NOW STRAIGHTWAY YOU SHALL LIVE LIKE A PRINCESS POOR ALICE WAS SO FRIGHTENED THAT SHE SHRUNK AWAY FROM HIM BUT HE CAUGHT BY THE WRIST AND ENDEAVOUR TO DRAW HER TOWARDS THE DOOR I SCREAMED AND AT THAT MOMENT MY SON ARTHUR CAME INTO THE ROOM WAPPIN THEN I DO NOT KNOW I HEARD OATHS AND THE CONFUSED SOUNDS OF A SCUFFLE I WAS TOO TERRIFIED TO RAISE MY HEAD
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