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Once again the figure caht on to the table; and then, so swift that not a motion or a word could check it, the catastrophe fell

There was a violent movement on Lady Laura's left hand, a chair shot back and fell, and with a horrible tearing cry from the throat, the boy dashed himself face forwards across the table, snatched at and for an instant seized so real and concrete that stood there; and as the toure that had been there a , and a crash as of a heavy body falling sounded from the cabinet

For a space of reckonable time there was complete silence Then once more a blast of wind tore up froainst the , and the house vibrated to the shock