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There
was
a
disturbance
behind
,
and
the
speaker
stopped
to
step
aside
for
a
little
procession
that
was
marching
very
resolutely
towards
the
house
;
first
Mr.
Hall
,
very
red
and
determined
,
then
Mr.
Bobby
Jaffers
,
the
village
constable
,
and
then
the
wary
Mr.
Wadgers
.
They
had
come
now
armed
with
a
warrant
.
People
shouted
conflicting
information
of
the
recent
circumstances
.
"
'
Ed
or
no
'
ed
,
"
said
Jaffers
,
"
I
got
to
'
rest
en
,
and
'
rest
en
I
will
.
"
Mr.
Hall
marched
up
the
steps
,
marched
straight
to
the
door
of
the
parlour
and
flung
it
open
.
"
Constable
,
"
he
said
,
"
do
your
duty
.
"
Jaffers
marched
in
.
Hall
next
,
Wadgers
last
.
They
saw
in
the
dim
light
the
headless
figure
facing
them
,
with
a
gnawed
crust
of
bread
in
one
gloved
hand
and
a
chunk
of
cheese
in
the
other
.
"
That
's
him
!
"
said
Hall
.
"
What
the
devil
's
this
?
"
came
in
a
tone
of
angry
expostulation
from
above
the
collar
of
the
figure
.
"
You
're
a
damned
rum
customer
,
mister
,
"
said
Mr.
Jaffers
.
"
But
'
ed
or
no
'
ed
,
the
warrant
says
'
body
,
'
and
duty
's
duty
--
"
"
Keep
off
!
"
said
the
figure
,
starting
back
.
Abruptly
he
whipped
down
the
bread
and
cheese
,
and
Mr.
Hall
just
grasped
the
knife
on
the
table
in
time
to
save
it
.
Off
came
the
stranger
's
left
glove
and
was
slapped
in
Jaffers
'
face
.
In
another
moment
Jaffers
,
cutting
short
some
statement
concerning
a
warrant
,
had
gripped
him
by
the
handless
wrist
and
caught
his
invisible
throat
.
He
got
a
sounding
kick
on
the
shin
that
made
him
shout
,
but
he
kept
his
grip
.
Hall
sent
the
knife
sliding
along
the
table
to
Wadgers
,
who
acted
as
goal-keeper
for
the
offensive
,
so
to
speak
,
and
then
stepped
forward
as
Jaffers
and
the
stranger
swayed
and
staggered
towards
him
,
clutching
and
hitting
in
.
A
chair
stood
in
the
way
,
and
went
aside
with
a
crash
as
they
came
down
together
.
"
Get
the
feet
,
"
said
Jaffers
between
his
teeth
.
