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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. 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
ly 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. 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. ADY 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 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
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