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Dołączył: 26 Sty 2011
Posty: 1715
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Skąd: England
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hoofrightaboveherasifitwere
comingdownuponheroutoftheshadows.AndyouknowIhadrun
herbangintothatdanger.Thatwasthethoughtthatwaschiefinmy
mind.
AssoonasthedevelopingwascompleteIfixedtheplateandex-
amineditcarefullyinagoodlight.Therewasnodoubtaboutitatall;the
thingaboveMissHisginswasanenormousshadowyhoof.YetIwasno
nearertocomingtoanydefiniteknowledge;andtheonlythingIcould
dowastowarnParskettosaynothingaboutittothegirl;foritwould
onlyincreaseherfright;butIshowedthethingtoherfatherforIcon-
sidered it right that he should know.
ThatnightwetookthesameprecautionsforMissHisgins'safetyas
onthetwopreviousnights;andParsketkeptmecompany;yetthedawn
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cameinwithoutanythingunusualhavinghappenedandIwentoffto
bed.
WhenIgotdowntolunchIlearntthatBeaumonthadwiredtosay
thathewouldbeinsoonafterfour;alsothatamessagehadbeensentto
theRector.Anditwasgenerallyplainthattheladiesofthehousewere
in a tremendous fluster.
Beaumont'strainwaslateandhedidnotgethomeuntilfivebut
eventhentheRectorhadnotputinanappearance;andthebutlercame
intosaythatthecoachmanhadreturnedwithouthimashehadbeen
calledawayunexpectedly.Twicemoreduringtheeveningthecarriage
wassentdown;buttheclergymanhadnotreturned;andwehad [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
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