Thewindowwentup,amaid-servant\'sdiscordantvoiceprofanedtheholycalm,andadelugeofwaterdrenchedthepronemartyr\'sremains!
Thestranglingherosprangupwitharelievingsnort.Therewasawhizasofamissileintheair,mingledwiththemurmurofacurse,asoundasofshiveringglassfollowed,andasmall,vagueformwentoverthefenceandshotawayinthegloom.
Notlongafter,asTom,allundressedforbed,wassurveyinghisdrenchedgarmentsbythelightofatallowdip,Sidwokeup;butifhehadanydimideaofmakingany\"referencestoallusions,\"hethoughtbetterofitandheldhispeace,fortherewasdangerinTom\'seye.
Tomturnedinwithouttheaddedvexationofprayers,andSidmadementalnoteoftheomission.
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