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When Jennings came to himself he was lying on a sofa in the dining-room on the ground-floor of the villa. His shoulder hurt him a trifle, but otherwise he felt well, though slightly weak. The doctor was at his side. It was the same man who had attended to the body of the late occupant of the house.
"Are you feeling better? " said Doctor Slane, when he saw the eyes of the detective open. "You had better remain here for a time. Your men have secured the rascals -- all five of them."