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Her sufferings were physical as well as mental, for over one eye rose a hideous, plum coloured swelling, which her maid, a tall, austere woman, was bathing assiduously with vinegar and water. HER SUFFERINGS WERE PHYSICAL AS WELL AS MENTAL FOR OVER ONE EYE ROSE A HIDEOUS PLUM COLOURED SWELLING WHICH HER MAID A TALL AUSTERE WOMAN WAS BATHING ASSIDUOUSLY WITH VINEGAR AND WATER
 'Exactly; the father and two sons. It's their work. I have not a doubt of it. They did a job at Sydenham a fortnight ago and were seen and described. Rather cool to do another so soon and so near, but it is they, beyond all doubt. It's a hanging matter this time.' 'Sir Eustace is dead, then?' 'Yes, his head was knocked in with his own poker.' 'Sir Eustace Brackenstall, the driver tells me.' 'Exactly--one of the richest men in Kent--Lady Brackenstall is in the morning-room. Poor lady, she has had a most dreadful experience. She seemed half dead when I saw her first. I think you had best see her and hear her account of the facts. Then we will examine the dining-room together.' Lady Brackenstall was no ordinary person. Seldom have I seen so graceful a figure, so womanly a presence, and so beautiful a face. She was a blonde, golden-haired, blue-eyed, and would no doubt have had the perfect complexion which goes with such colouring, had not her recent experience left her drawn and haggard. WISHAM GANG OF BURGLARS WHAT THE THREE RANDALLS EXACTLY THE FATHER AND TWO SONS IS THERE WORK I HAVE NOT A DOUBT OF IT THEY DID A JOB IN SIDHAM A FORTNIGHT AGO AND WERE SEEN AND DESCRIBED RATHER COOL TO DO ANOTHER SO SOON AND SO NEAR BUT IT IS THEY BEYOND ALL DOUBT IT'S A HANGING MATTER THIS TIME SIR EUSTACE IS DEAD THEN YES HIS HEAD WAS KNOCKED IN WITH HIS OWN POKER SIR EUSTACE BRACKENSTALL THE DRIVER TELLS ME EXACTLY ONE OF THE RICHEST MEN IN KENT LADY BRACKEN'S STALL IS IN THE MORNING ROOM POOR LADY SHE'S HAD A MOST DREADFUL EXPERIENCE SHE SEEMED HALF DEAD WHEN I SAW HER FIRST I THINK YOU'D BEST SEE HER AND HEAR HER ACCOUNT OF THE FACTS THEN WE WILL EXAMINE THE DINING ROOM TOGETHER LADY BRACKENSTALL WAS NO ORDINARY PERSON SELDOM HAVE I SEEN SO GRACEFUL A FIGURE SO WOMANLY A PRESENCE AND SO BEAUTIFUL A FACE SHE WAS A BLONDE GOLDEN HAIRED BLUE EYED AND WOULD NO DOUBT HAVE HAD THE PERFECT COMPLEXION WHICH GOES WITH SUCH COLOURING HAD NOT HER RECENT EXPERIENCE LEFT HER DRAWN AND HAGGARD
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