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It was a weary walk back to Maldon Grange, but Russell finished it at length. The chase had carried him farther than he thought, and he was worn out with his exertions and shaken with the horrors of the night. The house appeared to have regained its normal peace, the dining-room lights had been switched on and Uzali impatiently waited Russell's return.
"You have been a long time," he said. "So they managed to escape you? I thought they would. Man alive, what is the matter? You look as if you had seen a ghost."