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Chapter 28

           Giles,whenhehadexplained,‘whatamanwilldo,whenhisbloodisup.IshouldhavecommittedmurderIknowIshouldifwe’dcaughtoneofthemrascals.

           Astheothertwowereimpressedwithasimilarpresentiment;andastheirblood,likehis,hadallgonedownagain;somespeculationensueduponthecauseofthissuddenchangeintheirtemperament.

           ‘Iknowwhatitwas,’saidMr.Giles;‘itwasthegate.

           ‘Ishouldn’twonderifitwas,’exclaimedBrittles,catchingattheidea.

           ‘Youmaydependuponit,’saidGiles,‘thatthatgatestoppedtheflowoftheexcitement.Ifeltallminesuddenlygoingaway,asIwasclimbingoverit.

           Byaremarkablecoincidence,theothertwohadbeenvisitedwiththesameunpleasantsensationatthatprecisemoment.Itwasquiteobvious,therefore,thatitwasthegate;especiallyastherewasnodoubtregardingthetimeatwhichthechangehadtakenplace,becauseallthreerememberedthattheyhadcomeinsightoftherobbersattheinstantofitsoccurance.

           Thisdialoguewasheldbetweenthetwomenwhohadsurprisedtheburglars,andatravellingtinkerwhohadbeensleepinginanouthouse,andwhohadbeenroused,togetherwithhistwomongrelcurs,tojoininthepursuit.Mr.Gilesactedinthedoublecapacityofbutlerandstewardtotheoldladyofthemansion;Brittleswasaladofall-work:who,havingenteredherserviceamerechild,wastreatedasapromisingyoungboystill,thoughhewassomethingpastthirty.

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