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The other servants were soon alarmed, and we sent for the local police, who instantly communicated with London. That is really all that I can tell you, gentlemen, and I trust that it will not be necessary for me to go over so painful a story again.' THE OTHER SERVANTS WERE SOON ALARMED AND WE SENT FOR THE LOCAL POLICE WHO INSTANTLY COMMUNICATED WITH LONDON THAT'S REALLY ALL I CAN TELL YOU GENTLEMEN I TRUST THAT IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR ME TO GO OVER SO PAINFUL A STORY AGAIN
as dressed in nightshirt and trousers, with his favourite blackthorn cudgel in his hand. 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. When I opened my eyes I found that they had collected the silver from the sideboard, and they had drawn a bottle of wine which stood there. Each of them had a glass in his hand. I have already told you, have I not, that one was elderly, with a beard, and the others young, hairless lads. They might have been a father and his two sons. They talked together in whispers. Then they came over and made sure that I was securely bound. Finally they withdrew, closing the window after them. It was quite a quarter of an hour before I got my mouth free. When I did so, my screams brought the maid to my assistance.  FOR SUCH A SCENE AS HE FOUND HE WAS DRESSED IN NIGHT SHIRT AND TROUSERS WITH HIS FAVOURITE BLACKTHORN CUDGEL IN HIS HAND 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 WHEN I OPENED MY EYES I FOUND THAT THEY HAD COLLECTED THE SILVER FROM THE SIDEBOARD AND THEY HAD DRAWN A BOTTLE OF WINE WHICH STOOD THERE EACH OF THEM HAD A GLASS IN HIS HAND I HAVE ALREADY TOLD YOU HAVE I NOT THAT ONE WAS ELDERLY WITH A BEARD AND THE OTHER'S YOUNG HAIRLESS LADS THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FATHER AND HIS TWO SONS THEY TALKED TOGETHER IN WHISPERS THEN THEY CAME OVER AND MADE SURE THAT I WAS SECURELY BOUND FINALLY THEY WITHDREW CLOSING THE WINDOW AFTER THEM IT WAS QUITE A QUARTER OF AN HOUR BEFORE I GOT MY MOUTH FREE WHEN I DID SO MY SCREAMS BROUGHT THE MAID TO MY ASSISTANCE
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