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It was not until Lestrade succeeded in getting his hand inside his neckcloth and half strangling him that we made him realize that his struggles were of no avail; and even then we felt no security until we had pinioned his feet as well as his hands. IT WAS NOT UNTIL LESTRADE SUCCEEDED IN GETTING HIS HAND INSIDE HIS NECKCLOTH AND HALF STRANGLING HIM THAT WE MADE HIM REALIZE THAT HIS STRUGGLES WERE OF NO AVAIL AND EVEN THEN WE FELT NO SECURITY UNTIL WE HAD PINIONED HIS FEET AS WELL AS HIS HANDS
a moment—so quickly that I had no time to realize it. I have a vivid recollection of that instant, of Holmes’ triumphant expression and the ring of his voice, of the cabman’s dazed, savage face, as he glared at the glittering handcuffs, which had appeared as if by magic upon his wrists. For a second or two we might have been a group of statues. Then, with an inarticulate roar of fury, the prisoner wrenched himself free from Holmes’s grasp, and hurled himself through the window. Woodwork and glass gave way before him; but before he got quite through, Gregson, Lestrade, and Holmes sprang upon him like so many staghounds. He was dragged back into the room, and then commenced a terrific conflict. So powerful and so fierce was he, that the four of us were shaken off again and again. He appeared to have the convulsive strength of a man in an epileptic fit. His face and hands were terribly mangled by his passage through the glass, but loss of blood had no effect in diminishing his resistance.  WHOLE THING OCCURRED IN A MOMENT SO QUICKLY THAT I HAD NO TIME TO REALIZE IT I HAVE A VIVID RECOLLECTION OF THAT INSTANT OF HOLMES'S TRIUMPHANT EXPRESSION AND THE RING OF HIS VOICE OF THE CABMAN'S DAZED SAVAGE FACE AS HE GLARED AT THE GLITTERING HANDKERFS WHICH HAD APPEARED AS IF BY MAGIC UPON HIS WRISTS FOR A SECOND OR TWO WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A GROUP OF STATUES THEN WITH AN ARTICULATE ROAR OF FURY THE PRISONER WRENCHED HIMSELF FREE FROM HOLMES'S GRASP AND HURLED HIMSELF THROUGH THE WINDOW WOODWORK AND GLASS GAVE WAY BEFORE HIM BUT BEFORE HE GOT QUITE THROUGH GREGSEN LESTRADE AND HOLMES SPRANG UPON HIM LIKE SO MANY STAGHOUNDS HE WAS DRAGGED BACK INTO THE ROOM AND THEN COMMENCED A TERRIFIC CONFLICT SO POWERFUL AND SO FIERCE WAS HE THAT THE FOUR OF US WERE SHAKEN OFF AGAIN AND AGAIN HE APPEARED TO HAVE THE CONVULSIVE STRENGTH OF A MAN IN AN EPILEPTIC FIT HIS FACE AND HANDS WERE TERRIBLY MANGLED BY HIS PASSAGE THROUGH THE GLASS BUT LOSS OF BLOOD HAD NO EFFECT IN DIMINISHING HIS RESISTANCE
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