18/20 He sat down in a chair, crossed his legs, read the paper through, and then scrutinized them keenly. "They hustled us a bit, but they did not really hurt us." "Nothing to speak of, that is," said his wife. "But all the same, it's a disgraceful thing that an honest woman can't sleep in peace in her bed of a night without being disturbed by rascals like that. And if the police did their duty things like this wouldn't happen. And I don't care who hears me say it." "You say that you were taken by surprise in your sleep ?" said M. |