One was tall--he grew to be gigantic in
height before we had done with him; he of course had black hair--
and by-and-by it hung in elf-locks over his forehead and down his
back. The other was short and broad--and a hump sprouted out on
his shoulder before we heard the last of him; he had red hair--
which deepened into carroty; and she was almost sure he had a cast
in the eye--a decided squint. As for the woman, her eyes glared,
and she was masculine-looking--a perfect virago; most probably a
man dressed in woman's clothes; afterwards, we heard of a beard on
her chin, and a manly voice and a stride.
If Miss Pole was delighted to recount the events of that afternoon
to all inquirers, others were not so proud of their adventures in
the robbery line. Mr Hoggins, the surgeon, had been attacked at
his own door by two ruffians, who were concealed in the shadow of
the porch, and so effectually silenced him that he was robbed in
the interval between ringing his bell and the servant's answering
it. Miss Pole was sure it would turn out that this robbery had
been commited by "her men," and went the very day she heard the
report to have her teeth examined, and to question Mr Hoggins. She
came to us afterwards; so we heard what she had heard, straight and
direct from the source, while we were yet in the excitement and
flutter of the agitation caused by the first intelligence; for the
event had only occurred the night before.
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