[The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker]@TWC D-Link bookThe Jewel of Seven Stars CHAPTER I 18/27
You will see the most unlikely men wearing bangles.
I have seen a judge condemn a man to death, and the wrist of the hand he held up had a gold bangle." She did not seem to heed much the words or the idea; the pause, however, relieved her somewhat, and she went on in a steadier voice: "I did not lose a moment in summoning aid, for I feared he might bleed to death.
I rang the bell, and then went out and called for help as loudly as I could.
In what must have been a very short time--though it seemed an incredibly long one to me--some of the servants came running up; and then others, till the room seemed full of staring eyes, and dishevelled hair, and night clothes of all sorts. "We lifted Father on a sofa; and the housekeeper, Mrs.Grant, who seemed to have her wits about her more than any of us, began to look where the flow of blood came from.
In a few seconds it became apparent that it came from the arm which was bare.
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