The White Moll

第47章

Butfaceswereshowingnowabovethelevelofthefloor,andtherewassuddenlyanincreaseduproarfromfurtherbackintherearuntilitseemedthatpandemoniumitselfwereloosed。

“It’sthepolice!Thepolicebehindus!“sheheardShluker’svoiceshriekout。

Shejumpedtoherfeet。TwooftheganghadreachedthelandingandweresmashingattheAdventurer。Thereseemedtobeaswirlingmobinriottherebelow。TheAdventurerwasfightinglikeamadman。

Itwashandtohandnow。

“Quick!Quick!“shecriedtotheAdventurer。“Jumpbackthroughthedoor。“

“Oh,no,youdon’t!“ItwasSkeeny-shecouldseetheman’sbrutalfacenow。“Oh,no,youdon’t,youshe-devil!“heshouted,and,over-reachingtheAdventurer’sguard,struckatherfuriouslywithhisclubbedrevolver。

Itstruckheraglancingblowonthehead,andshereeledandstaggered,butrecoveredherself。Andnowitseemedasthoughitwereanotherbattlethatshefought-andonemoredesperate;abattletofightbackahorriblegiddinessfromoverpoweringher,andwithwhichherbrainwasswimming,tofightitbackforjustasecond,thefractionofasecondthatwasneededuntil-until-“Jump!“shecriedagain,andstaggeredoverthethreshold,and,astheAdventurerleapedbackwardbesideher,sheslammedthedoor,andlockedit-andslidlimplytothefloor。

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