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           Think,too,howgreatmusthavebeenthatstrengthwhichcouldhavethrustthebodyupsuchanaperturesoforciblythattheunitedvigorofseveralpersonswasfoundbarelysufficienttodragitdown! 

           “Turn,now,tootherindicationsoftheemploymentofavigormostmarvellous.Onthehearthwerethicktresses—verythicktresses—ofgreyhumanhair.Thesehadbeentornoutbytheroots.Youareawareofthegreatforcenecessaryintearingthusfromtheheadeventwentyorthirtyhairstogether.Yousawthelocksinquestionaswellasmyself.Theirroots(ahideoussight!)wereclottedwithfragmentsofthefleshofthescalp—suretokenoftheprodigiouspowerwhichhadbeenexertedinuprootingperhapshalfamillionofhairsatatime.Thethroatoftheoldladywasnotmerelycut,buttheheadabsolutelyseveredfromthebody:theinstrumentwasamererazor.Iwishyoualsotolookatthebrutalferocityofthesedeeds.OfthebruisesuponthebodyofMadameL’EspanayeIdonotspeak.MonsieurDumas,andhisworthycoadjutorMonsieurEtienne,havepronouncedthattheywereinflictedbysomeobtuseinstrument;andsofarthesegentlemenareverycorrect.Theobtuseinstrumentwasclearlythestonepavementintheyard,uponwhichthevictimhadfallenfromthewindowwhichlookedinuponthebed.