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CHAPTER VI. THE FURNITURE THAT WENTMADHall’s arms on the landing. It was with the greatest difficultythat Mr. Hall and Millie, who had been roused byher scream of alarm, succeeded in getting her downstairs,and applying the restoratives customary in such cases."’Tas sperits," said Mrs. Hall. "I know ’tas sperits. I’veread in papers of en. Tables and chairs leaping and dancing...""Take a drop more, Janny," said Hall. "’Twill steady ye.""Lock him out," said Mrs. Hall. "Don’t let him comein again. I half guessed–I might ha’ known. With themgoggling eyes and bandaged head, and never going tochurch of a Sunday. And all they bottles–more’n it’s rightfor any one to have. He’s put the sperits into the furniture....My good old furniture! ’Twas in that very chairmy poor dear mother used to sit when I was a little girl.To think it should rise up against me now!""Just a drop more, Janny," said Hall. "Your nerves is allupset."They sent Millie across the street through the goldenfive o’clock sunshine to rouse up Mr. Sandy Wadgers,the blacksmith. Mr. Hall’s compliments and the furnitureupstairs was behaving most extraordinary. WouldMr. Wadgers come round? He was a knowing man, was56
CHAPTER VI. THE FURNITURE THAT WENTMADMr. Wadgers, and very resourceful. He took quite a graveview of the case. "Arm darmed if thet ent witchcraft," wasthe view of Mr. Sandy Wadgers. "You warnt horseshoesfor such gentry as he."He came round greatly concerned. They wanted himto lead the way upstairs to the room, but he didn’t seemto be in any hurry. He preferred to talk in the passage.Over the way Huxter’s apprentice came out and begantaking down the shutters of the tobacco window. He wascalled over to join the discussion. Mr. Huxter naturallyfollowed over in the course of a few minutes. The Anglo-Saxon genius for parliamentary government asserted itself;there was a great deal of talk and no decisive action."Let’s have the facts first," insisted Mr. Sandy Wadgers."Let’s be sure we’d be acting perfectly right in bustin’ thatthere door open. A door onbust is always open to bustin’,but ye can’t onbust a door once you’ve busted en."And suddenly and most wonderfully the door of theroom upstairs opened of its own accord, and as theylooked up in amazement, they saw descending the stairsthe muffled figure of the stranger staring more blacklyand blankly than ever with those unreasonably large blueglass eyes of his. He came down stiffly and slowly, staringall the time; he walked across the passage staring, then57
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CHAPTER VI. THE FURNITURE THAT WENT
MAD
Mr. Wadgers, and very resourceful. He took quite a grave
view of the case. "Arm darmed if thet ent witchcraft," was
the view of Mr. Sandy Wadgers. "You warnt horseshoes
for such gentry as he."
He came round greatly concerned. They wanted him
to lead the way upstairs to the room, but he didn’t seem
to be in any hurry. He preferred to talk in the passage.
Over the way Huxter’s apprentice came out and began
taking down the shutters of the tobacco window. He was
called over to join the discussion. Mr. Huxter naturally
followed over in the course of a few minutes. The Anglo-
Saxon genius for parliamentary government asserted itself;
there was a great deal of talk and no decisive action.
"Let’s have the facts first," insisted Mr. Sandy Wadgers.
"Let’s be sure we’d be acting perfectly right in bustin’ that
there door open. A door onbust is always open to bustin’,
but ye can’t onbust a door once you’ve busted en."
And suddenly and most wonderfully the door of the
room upstairs opened of its own accord, and as they
looked up in amazement, they saw descending the stairs
the muffled figure of the stranger staring more blackly
and blankly than ever with those unreasonably large blue
glass eyes of his. He came down stiffly and slowly, staring
all the time; he walked across the passage staring, then
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