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SUREFOOT KNELT AND brought his face close to the floor. The smell of gas was overpowering. He tried the handle. The door was fastened on the inside. Repeated knocking produced no response. Stepping back he threw the whole weight of his body against the frame. There was a crash and he fell headlong into the room. The place was so full of gas that he was almost asphyxiated and only staggered out with difficulty.
Going into the girl's room, he soaked a towel in water and clapping it over his face, ran through to the room and flung open the window. Then, turning his attention to the man who lay on the bed, he put his arm around him and dragged him into the passage.