(1929) the Three Just Men (2013)
(1929) the Three Just Men
“said Monty Newton, lifting an eyelid for a second. “Get a blanket.” He turned fiercely to the whimpering girl behind him. “Shut up, you!” he said savagely. “Do you want to rouse the whole house?”
A woebegone Joan was whimpering softly, tears running down her face, her hands clasping and unclasping in the agony of her mind.
“You told me you weren’t going to hurt her!” she sobbed.
“Get out,” he hissed, and pointed to the door. She went meekly.
A heavy blanket was wrapped round the... unconscious girl, and, lifting her between them, the two men went out into the rain, where the old trolley was waiting, and slid her along the straw-covered floor. In another second the trolley moved off, gathering speed.
By this time the effect of the gas had worn off and Mirabelle had regained consciousness. She put out a hand and touched a woman’s knee. “Who is that—Alma?”MoreLess
A woebegone Joan was whimpering softly, tears running down her face, her hands clasping and unclasping in the agony of her mind.
“You told me you weren’t going to hurt her!” she sobbed.
“Get out,” he hissed, and pointed to the door. She went meekly.
A heavy blanket was wrapped round the... unconscious girl, and, lifting her between them, the two men went out into the rain, where the old trolley was waiting, and slid her along the straw-covered floor. In another second the trolley moved off, gathering speed.
By this time the effect of the gas had worn off and Mirabelle had regained consciousness. She put out a hand and touched a woman’s knee. “Who is that—Alma?”MoreLess
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