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I
was
so
paralysed
with
amazement
that
I
stood
motionless
and
staring
until
I
was
aroused
by
a
yell
for
help
from
my
companion
.
The
open
door
shed
enough
light
for
me
to
see
the
outline
of
things
,
and
there
was
little
Lord
Linchmere
with
his
arms
round
the
neck
of
his
brother
-
in
-
law
,
holding
bravely
on
to
him
like
a
game
bull
-
terrier
with
its
teeth
into
a
gaunt
deerhound
.
The
tall
,
bony
man
dashed
himself
about
,
writhing
round
and
round
to
get
a
grip
upon
his
assailant
;
but
the
other
,
clutching
on
from
behind
,
still
kept
his
hold
,
though
his
shrill
,
frightened
cries
showed
how
unequal
he
felt
the
contest
to
be
.
I
sprang
to
the
rescue
,
and
the
two
of
us
managed
to
throw
Sir
Thomas
to
the
ground
,
though
he
made
his
teeth
meet
in
my
shoulder
.
With
all
my
youth
and
weight
and
strength
,
it
was
a
desperate
struggle
before
we
could
master
his
frenzied
struggles
;
but
at
last
we
secured
his
arms
with
the
waist
-
cord
of
the
dressing
-
gown
which
he
was
wearing
.
I
was
holding
his
legs
while
Lord
Linchmere
was
endeavouring
to
relight
the
lamp
,
when
there
came
the
pattering
of
many
feet
in
the
passage
,
and
the
butler
and
two
footmen
,
who
had
been
alarmed
by
the
cries
,
rushed
into
the
room
.
With
their
aid
we
had
no
further
difficulty
in
securing
our
prisoner
,
who
lay
foaming
and
glaring
upon
the
ground
.
One
glance
at
his
face
was
enough
to
prove
that
he
was
a
dangerous
maniac
,
while
the
short
,
heavy
hammer
which
lay
beside
the
bed
showed
how
murderous
had
been
his
intentions
.
"
Do
not
use
any
violence
!
"
said
Lord
Linchmere
,
as
we
raised
the
struggling
man
to
his
feet
.
"
He
will
have
a
period
of
stupor
after
this
excitement
.
I
believe
that
it
is
coming
on
already
.
"
As
he
spoke
the
convulsions
became
less
violent
,
and
the
madman
’
s
head
fell
forward
upon
his
breast
,
as
if
he
were
overcome
by
sleep
.
We
led
him
down
the
passage
and
stretched
him
upon
his
own
bed
,
where
he
lay
unconscious
,
breathing
heavily
.
"
Two
of
you
will
watch
him
,
"
said
Lord
Linchmere
.
"
And
now
,
Dr
.
Hamilton
,
if
you
will
return
with
me
to
my
room
,
I
will
give
you
the
explanation
which
my
horror
of
scandal
has
perhaps
caused
me
to
delay
too
long
.
Come
what
may
,
you
will
never
have
cause
to
regret
your
share
in
this
night
’
s
work
.
"
The
case
may
be
made
clear
in
a
very
few
words
,
"
he
continued
,
when
we
were
alone
.
"
My
poor
brother
-
in
-
law
is
one
of
the
best
fellows
upon
earth
,
a
loving
husband
and
an
estimable
father
,
but
he
comes
from
a
stock
which
is
deeply
tainted
with
insanity
.
He
has
more
than
once
had
homicidal
outbreaks
,
which
are
the
more
painful
because
his
inclination
is
always
to
attack
the
very
person
to
whom
he
is
most
attached
.
His
son
was
sent
away
to
school
to
avoid
this
danger
,
and
then
came
an
attempt
upon
my
sister
,
his
wife
,
from
which
she
escaped
with
injuries
that
you
may
have
observed
when
you
met
her
in
London
.
You
understand
that
he
knows
nothing
of
the
matter
when
he
is
in
his
sound
senses
,
and
would
ridicule
the
suggestion
that
he
could
under
any
circumstances
injure
those
whom
he
loves
so
dearly
.
It
is
often
,
as
you
know
,
a
characteristic
of
such
maladies
that
it
is
absolutely
impossible
to
convince
the
man
who
suffers
from
them
of
their
existence
.
"
Our
great
object
was
,
of
course
,
to
get
him
under
restraint
before
he
could
stain
his
hands
with
blood
,
but
the
matter
was
full
of
difficulty
.
He
is
a
recluse
in
his
habits
,
and
would
not
see
any
medical
man
.
Besides
,
it
was
necessary
for
our
purpose
that
the
medical
man
should
convince
himself
of
his
insanity
;
and
he
is
sane
as
you
or
I
,
save
on
these
very
rare
occasions
.
But
,
fortunately
,
before
he
has
these
attacks
he
always
shows
certain
premonitory
symptoms
,
which
are
providential
danger
-
signals
,
warning
us
to
be
upon
our
guard
.
The
chief
of
these
is
that
nervous
contortion
of
the
forehead
which
you
must
have
observed
.
This
is
a
phenomenon
which
always
appears
from
three
to
four
days
before
his
attacks
of
frenzy
.
The
moment
it
showed
itself
his
wife
came
into
town
on
some
pretext
,
and
took
refuge
in
my
house
in
Brook
Street
.
"
It
remained
for
me
to
convince
a
medical
man
of
Sir
Thomas
’
s
insanity
,
without
which
it
was
impossible
to
put
him
where
he
could
do
no
harm
.
The
first
problem
was
how
to
get
a
medical
man
into
his
house
.
I
bethought
me
of
his
interest
in
beetles
,
and
his
love
for
anyone
who
shared
his
tastes
.
I
advertised
,
therefore
,
and
was
fortunate
enough
to
find
in
you
the
very
man
I
wanted
.
A
stout
companion
was
necessary
,
for
I
knew
that
the
lunacy
could
only
be
proved
by
a
murderous
assault
,
and
I
had
every
reason
to
believe
that
that
assault
would
be
made
upon
myself
,
since
he
had
the
warmest
regard
for
me
in
his
moments
of
sanity
.
I
think
your
intelligence
will
supply
all
the
rest
.
I
did
not
know
that
the
attack
would
come
by
night
,
but
I
thought
it
very
probable
,
for
the
crises
of
such
cases
usually
do
occur
in
the
early
hours
of
the
morning
.
I
am
a
very
nervous
man
myself
,
but
I
saw
no
other
way
in
which
I
could
remove
this
terrible
danger
from
my
sister
’
s
life
.
I
need
not
ask
you
whether
you
are
willing
to
sign
the
lunacy
papers
.
"
"
Undoubtedly
.
But
TWO
signatures
are
necessary
.
"
