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It was the body of a tall, well made man, about forty years of age. He lay upon his back, his face upturned, with his white teeth grinning through his short, black beard. His two clenched hands were raised above his head, and a heavy, blackthorn stick lay across them. IT WAS THE BODY OF A TALL WELL MADE MAN ABOUT FORTY YEARS OF AGE HE LAY UPON HIS BACK HIS FACE UPTURNED WITH HIS WHITE TEETH GRINNING THROUGH HIS SHORT BLACK BEARD HIS TWO CLENCHED HANDS WERE RAISED ABOVE HIS HEAD AND A HEAVY BLACKTHORN STICK LAY ACROSS THEM
range was sufficiently strange to arrest his attention and to recall his waning interest. It was a very large and high chamber, with carved oak ceiling, oaken panelling, and a fine array of deer's heads and ancient weapons around the walls. At the further end from the door was the high French window of which we had heard. Three smaller windows on the right-hand side filled the apartment with cold winter sunshine. On the left was a large, deep fireplace, with a massive, overhanging oak mantelpiece. Beside the fireplace was a heavy oaken chair with arms and crossbars at the bottom. In and out through the open woodwork was woven a crimson cord, which was secured at each side to the crosspiece below. In releasing the lady, the cord had been slipped off her, but the knots with which it had been secured still remained. These details only struck our attention afterwards, for our thoughts were entirely absorbed by the terrible object which lay upon the tiger-skin heathrug in front of the fire.  OF THE ABBEY GRANGE WAS SUFFICIENTLY STRANGE TO ARREST HIS ATTENTION AND TO RECALL HIS WANING INTEREST IT WAS A VERY LARGE AND HIGH CHAMBER WITH CARVED OAK CEILING OAKEN PANELLING AND A FINE ARRAY OF DEERS HEADS AND ANCIENT WEAPONS AROUND THE WALLS AT THE FURTHER END FROM THE DOOR WAS THE HIGH FRENCH WINDOW OF WHICH WE HAD HEARD THREE SMALLER WINDOWS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE FILLED THE APARTMENT WITH COLD WINTER SUNSHINE ON THE LEFT WAS A LARGE DEEP FIREPLACE WITH A MASSIVE OVERHANGING OAK MANTEL PIECE BESIDE THE FIREPLACE WAS A HEAVY OAKEN CHAIR WITH ARMS AND CROSS BARS AT THE BOTTOM IN AND OUT THROUGH THE OPEN WOODWORK WAS WOVEN A CRIMSON CORD WHICH WAS SECURED AT EACH SIDE TO THE CROSS PIECE BELOW IN RELEASING THE LADY THE CORD HAD BEEN SLIPPED OFF HER BUT THE KNOTS WITH WHICH IT HAD BEEN SECURED STILL REMAINED THESE DETAILS ONLY STRUCK OUR ATTENTION AFTERWARDS FOR OUR THOUGHTS WERE ENTIRELY ABSORBED BY THE TERRIBLE OBJECT WHICH LAY UPON THE TIGER SKIN HEARTH RUG IN FRONT OF THE FIRE
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