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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. 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
 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. 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. 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. 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 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 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
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