He dragged her away, just in time.
"My God, she's fainted!" he exclaimed.
"I haven't," Laura faltered, trying to open her eyes, "and I'm not going to, but I think my arm's broken, and my side hurts." "The fellow's not down here, anyway," Quest declared.

"Let's help her upstairs and get her out of this devil's house." They supported her up the steps and found a chair for her in the hall.

She was white almost to the lips, but she struggled bravely to keep consciousness.
"Don't you bother about me," she begged.

"Don't let that blackguard go! You find him.

I shall be all right." The Inspector swung open the telephone cupboard and called for an ambulance.