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Chapter 50

           Murder!Help!Downwithhim!’

           Pouringoutthesecries,andaccompanyingthemwithviolentgesticulation,theboyactuallythrewhimself,single-handed,uponthestrongman,andintheintensityofhisenergyandthesuddennessofhissurprise,broughthimheavilytotheground.

           Thethreespectatorsseemedquitestupefied.Theyofferednointerference,andtheboyandmanrolledonthegroundtogether;theformer,heedlessoftheblowsthatshowereduponhim,wrenchinghishandstighterandtighterinthegarmentsaboutthemurderer’sbreast,andneverceasingtocallforhelpwithallhismight.

           Thecontest,however,wastoounequaltolastlong.Sikeshadhimdown,andhiskneewasonhisthroat,whenCrackitpulledhimbackwithalookofalarm,andpointedtothewindow.Therewerelightsgleamingbelow,voicesinloudandearnestconversation,thetrampofhurriedfootstepsendlesstheyseemedinnumbercrossingthenearestwoodenbridge.Onemanonhorsebackseemedtobeamongthecrowd;fortherewasthenoiseofhoofsrattlingontheunevenpavement.Thegleamoflightsincreased;thefootstepscamemorethicklyandnoisilyon.Then,camealoudknockingatthedoor,andthenahoarsemurmurfromsuchamultitudeofangryvoicesaswouldhavemadetheboldestquail.

           ‘Help!’shriekedtheboyinavoicethatrenttheair.

           ‘He’shere!Breakdownthedoor!’

           ‘IntheKing’sname,’criedthevoiceswithout;andthehoarsecryaroseagain,butlouder.

           ‘Breakdownthedoor!’screamedtheboy.‘Itellyouthey’llneveropenit.

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