There was then a
sort of low growl and somebody fell with a thump. Then the cook
said to Henry's friend:
"Jump out of the window. They've got him!"
But he did not jump, but listened, and we then heard Henry
saying:
"Come down here, quick."
Henry's friend then went downstairs very rapidly, and I ran
to the window thinking to jump out. But it was closed and
locked, and anyhow the cook caught me and said, in a hissing
manner:
"None of that, you little fool."
I had never been so spoken to, especially by a cook, and it
made me very angry. I then threw the bottle of laudinum at her,
and broke a front tooth, also cutting her lip, although I did
not know this until later, as I then fainted.
When I came to I was on the floor and William, whom I had
considered a Spy, was on the bed with his hands and feet tied.
Henry was standing by the door, with a revolver, and he said:
"I'm sorry, Miss Bab, because you are all right and have
helped me a lot, especially with that on the bed. If it hadn't
been for you our Goose would have been cooked."
He then picked me up and put me in a chair, and looked at
his watch.
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