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Only my maid was up, and she had remained in her room at the top of the house until I needed her services. I sat until after eleven in this room, absorbed in a book. Then I walked round to see that all was right before I went upstairs. ONLY MY MAID WAS UP AND SHE HAD REMAINED IN HER ROOM AT THE TOP OF THE HOUSE UNTIL I NEEDED HER SERVICES I SAT UNTIL AFTER ELEVEN IN THIS ROOM ABSORBED IN A BOOK THEN I WALKED ROUND TO SEE THAT ALL WAS RIGHT BEFORE I WENT UPSTAIRS
ht? It is a sacrilege, a crime, a villany to hold that such a marriage is binding. I say that these monstrous laws of yours will bring a curse upon the land--God will not let such wickedness endure.' For an instant she sat up, her cheeks flushed, and her eyes blazing from under the terrible mark upon her brow. Then the strong, soothing hand of the austere maid drew her head down on to the cushion, and the wild anger died away into passionate sobbing. At last she continued: 'I will tell you about last night. You are aware, perhaps, that in this house all the servants sleep in the modern wing. This central block is made up of the dwelling-rooms, with the kitchen behind and our bedroom above. My maid, Theresa, sleeps above my room. There is no one else, and no sound could alarm those who are in the farther wing. This must have been well known to the robbers, or they would not have acted as they did. 'Sir Eustace retired about half-past ten. The servants had already gone to their quarters. OMAN TO BE TIED TO HIM FOR A DAY AND A NIGHT IT IS A SACRILEGE A CRIME A VILLAINY TO HOLD SUCH MARRIAGE AS BINDING I SAY THAT THESE MONSTROUS LAWS OF YOURS WILL BRING A CURSE UPON THE LAND GOD WILL NOT LET SUCH WICKEDNESS ENDURE FOR AN INSTANT SHE SAT UP HER CHEEKS FLUSHED AND HER EYES BLAZING FROM UNDER THE TERRIBLE MARK UPON HER BROW THEN THE STRONG SOOTHING HAND OF THE AUSTERE MAID DREW HER HEAD DOWN TO THE CUSHION AND THE WILD ANGER DIED AWAY INTO PASSIONATE SOBBING AT LAST SHE CONTINUED I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT LAST NIGHT YOU ARE AWARE PERHAPS THAT IN THIS HOUSE ALL THE SERVANTS SLEEP IN THE MODERN WING THIS CENTRAL BLOCK IS MADE UP OF THE DWELLING ROOMS WITH THE KITCHEN BEHIND AND OUR BEDROOM ABOVE MY MAID TERESA SLEEPS ABOVE MY ROOM THERE'S NO ONE ELSE AND NO SOUND COULD ALARM THOSE WHO ARE IN THE FARTHER WING THIS MUST HAVE BEEN WELL KNOWN TO THE ROBBERS OR THEY WOULD NOT HAVE ACTED AS THEY DID SIR EUSTACE RETIRED ABOUT HALF PAST TEN THE SERVANTS HAD ALREADY GONE TO THEIR QUARTERS
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