The room was dark, for the lamp beside the Nurse was out, and the only light was that from the landing, coming through the open door.

Miss Trelawny was kneeling on the floor beside her father, and was screaming.

I thought I saw something move between me and the window; so, without thinking, and being half dazed and only half awake, I shot at it.

It moved a little more to the right between the windows, and I shot again.

Then you came up out of the big chair with all that muffling on your face.