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Neil was the first to act. ‘Come on,' he said, and vanished out of the room. Following him, from the top of the stairs Stephen heard the footsteps clattering below. It was some distance, perhaps a hundred yards, round the front of the building, along the New Walk, down the side street under the window. Along that street there was no one in sight, but only, near a lamp standard, a heap on the stone flags.
Neil was there first, and had already turned away when Stephen joined him.