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The night shut down over the wind-ridden sea and shore, and by the pallid light fitfully playing over the tumbling waters the watchers along the sands saw the stricken Curlew being slowly wrenched to pieces by the waves that wolfed about and over her.
I thought it had blown around us." The roll of thunder came up the valley. "Thank heaven, you're safe indoors. Let them pursue if they like. I'll hide you if they come, and the servants are close-mouthed." "I don't like the way you put it, Mr. Shaw." "Hullo, hullo the house," came a shout from the wind-ridden night outside. Two hearts inside stopped beating for a second or two.
It was a long age anyhow; although, in reality, little more than an hour a wild, wind-ridden, fire-painted hour before three haggard men came stumbling up the trail. Two carried a stretcher between them. One had a bag in his hand.
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