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I must have been unconscious for a few minutes, for when I came to myself, I found that they had torn down the bell rope, and had secured me tightly to the oaken chair which stands at the head of the dining table. I was so firmly bound that I could not move, and a handkerchief round my mouth prevented me from uttering a sound. I MUST HAVE BEEN UNCONSCIOUS FOR A FEW MINUTES FOR WHEN I CAME TO MYSELF I FOUND THAT THEY HAD TORN DOWN THE BELL ROPE AND HAD SECURED ME TIGHTLY TO THE OAKEN CHAIR WHICH STANDS AT THE HEAD OF THE DINING TABLE I WAS SO FIRMLY BOUND THAT I COULD NOT MOVE AND A HANDKERCHIEF ROUND MY MOUTH PREVENTED ME FROM UTTERING A SOUND
lked round to see that all was right before I went upstairs. It was my custom to do this myself, for, as I have explained, Sir Eustace was not always to be trusted. I went into the kitchen, the butler's pantry, the gun-room, the billiard-room, the drawing-room, and finally the dining-room. As I approached the window, which is covered with thick curtains, I suddenly felt the wind blow upon my face and realized that it was open. I flung the curtain aside and found myself face to face with a broad shouldered elderly man, who had just stepped into the room. The window is a long French one, which really forms a door leading to the lawn. I held my bedroom candle lit in my hand, and, by its light, behind the first man I saw two others, who were in the act of entering. I stepped back, but the fellow was on me in an instant. He caught me first by the wrist and then by the throat. I opened my mouth to scream, but he struck me a savage blow with his fist over the eye, and felled me to the ground.  ABSORBED IN A BOOK THEN I WALKED ROUND TO SEE THAT ALL WAS RIGHT BEFORE I WENT UPSTAIRS IT WAS MY CUSTOM TO DO THIS MYSELF FOR AS I HAVE EXPLAINED SIR EUSTACE WAS NOT ALWAYS TO BE TRUSTED I WENT INTO THE KITCHEN THE BUTLER'S PANTRY THE GUN ROOM THE BILLIARD ROOM THE DRAWING ROOM AND FINALLY THE DINING ROOM AS I APPROACHED THE WINDOW WHICH IS COVERED WITH THICK CURTAINS I SUDDENLY FELT THE WIND BLOW UPON MY FACE AND REALIZED THAT IT WAS OPEN I FLUNG THE CURTAIN ASIDE AND FOUND MYSELF FACE TO FACE WITH A BROAD SHOULDERED ELDERLY MAN WHO HAD JUST STEPPED INTO THE ROOM THE WINDOW IS A LONG FRENCH ONE WHICH REALLY FORMS A DOOR LEADING TO THE LAWN I HELD MY BEDROOM CANDLE LIT IN MY HAND AND BY ITS LIGHT BEHIND THE FIRST MAN I SAW TWO OTHERS WHO WERE IN THE ACT OF ENTERING I STEPPED BACK BUT THE FELLOW WAS ON ME IN AN INSTANT HE CAUGHT ME FIRST BY THE WRIST AND THEN BY THE THROAT I OPENED MY MOUTH TO SCREAM BUT HE STRUCK ME A SAVAGE BLOW WITH HIS FIST OVER THE EYE AND FELLED ME TO THE GROUND
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