Chapter 29

But for a minute or two there was no other sound, and then I heard him open his door and go down the stairs with hasty, stumbling steps, so I thought her aunt must be ill, and got up hastily from the bed, and she was in a woman's dress and went in haste and with her trembling hand opened the door to her room when She saw that the front door was not locked and that there was a quarrel, and she heard the feet of several people, and many insolent words uttered hoarsely under their breath, and as quickly as she thought she understood it all, and as the house was lonely and her uncle had a good reputation, some thieves seemed They pretended to be late, and asked their way or something, what a blessing John Kirkby's cow was sick, as many men were watching her, so she turned back and opened her window, and pressed herself in, and slipped on the roof, and ran barefoot, panting to the barn.

"John, John, for the love of God come quickly. There are thieves in the house, and I will kill U