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It was enough to drive a woman out of her wits, tied there, and her very dress spotted with him, but she never wanted courage, did Miss Mary Fraser of Adelaide and Lady Brackenstall of Abbey Grange hasn't learned new ways. You've questioned her long enough, you gentlemen, and now she is coming to her own room, just with her old Theresa, to get the rest that she badly needs.' With a motherly tenderness the gaunt woman put her arm round her mistress and led her from the room. IT WAS ENOUGH TO DRIVE A WOMAN OUT OF HER WITS TIED THERE AND HER VERY DRESS SPOTTED WITH HIM BUT SHE NEVER WANTED COURAGE DID MISS MARY FRASER OF ADELAIDE AND LADY BRACKENSAW OF ABBEY GRANGE HAS NOT LEARNED NEW WAYS YOU'VE QUESTIONED HER LONG ENOUGH YOU GENTLEMEN AND NOW SHE'S COME INTO HER OWN ROOM JUST WITH HER OLD TERESA TO GET THE REST THAT SHE BADLY NEEDS WITH A MOTHERLY TENDERNESS THE GAUNT WOMAN PUT HER ARM ROUND HER MISTRESS AND LED HER FROM THE ROOM
r 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. 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.' 'Any questions, Mr. Holmes?' asked Hopkins. 'I will not impose any further tax upon Lady Brackenstall's patience and time,' said Holmes. 'Before I go into the dining-room, I should like to hear your experience.' He looked at the maid. 'I saw the men before ever they came into the house,' said she. 'As I sat by my bedroom window I saw three men in the moonlight down by the lodge gate yonder, but I thought nothing of it at the time. It was more than an hour after that I heard my mistress scream, and down I ran, to find her, poor lamb, just as she says, and him on the floor, with his blood and brains over the room. LLY 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 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 ANY QUESTIONS MISTER HOLMES ASKED HOPKINS I WILL NOT IMPOSE ANY FURTHER TAX UPON LADY BRACKENSTALL'S PATIENCE AND TIME SAID HOLMES BEFORE I GO INTO THE DINING ROOM I SHOULD LIKE TO HEAR YOUR EXPERIENCE HE LOOKED AT THE MAID I SAW THE MEN BEFORE THE EBB CAME IN THE HOUSE SAID SHE AS I SAT BY MY BEDROOM WINDOW I SAW THE THREE MEN IN THE MOONLIGHT DOWN BY THE LODGE GATE YONDER BUT I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT AT THE TIME IT WAS MORE THAN AN HOUR AFTER THAT THAT I HEARD MY MISTRESS SCREAM AND DOWN I RAN TO FIND HER POOR LAMB JUST AS SHE SAYS AND HIM ON THE FLOOR WITH HIS BLOODENED BRAINS OVER THE ROOM
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