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'I took the fiery edge off him yesterday, I think, observed Jack, as he watched the horse's leisurely movements. 'Not so sure of that, replied Sponge, adding, as he left the passage-window, 'He'll be trying him in the park; let's go and see him from my window.
He then turned to the left into a long flagged passage or transe, passed the kitchen door on the one hand, and the double-leaved street door on the other; but, instead of going into the parlour, the door of which closed the transe, he stopped at the passage-window on the right, and there stood looking out. What might be seen from this window certainly could not be called a very pleasant prospect.
"I can't!" she gasped. "I can't!" Nick's voice answered her in a quick, confident whisper. "Yes, you can, dear. It's all right. Hang on to me. I won't let you go." She obeyed him blindly. There was nothing else to do. And so, half-led, half-carried, she tottered from the room. A glare of sunlight smote upon her from a passage-window with a brilliance that almost hurt her.
Wander to and fro and enjoy yourself. The rendezvous is in the sitting-room in about four moments." Wally vaulted through the passage-window, and disappeared. Then he returned and put his head out. "I say!" "Yes?" "Just occurred to me. Your uncle won't be wanting this place for half an hour or so, will he? I mean, there will be time for me to have a bite of breakfast?"
As he went down the stairs he became conscious of a cold air playing about, as if from an open door or window. He set his lamp on the stone sill of the passage-window, and had his hand on the key of the outer door to unlock it, when he heard a quick, sudden scream, apparently from the oldest part of the building.
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