13/48 At last he managed to gather his legs beneath him, to kneel up, to stand shakily upon his feet. He could no longer mistake the position of the door; he tottered across to it, removed the chair, and opened it. Wogan heard their exclamations, though he did not clearly understand them, for his ears still buzzed. He saw their startled faces, but only dimly, for he was dazzled by the light. He came back into the room, and pointing to his assailant,--a sturdy, broad man, who now sat up opening and shutting his eyes in a dazed way,--"Who is that ?" he asked, gasping rather than speaking the words. |