At seven o'clock on Thursday morning the whole family were awakened by continuous ringing of the street-door bell.

The husband, looking out of window, was surprised to see a crowd of about fifty girls surrounding the house.

He slipped on his dressing-gown and went down to see what was the matter.
The moment he opened the door, fifteen of them charged tumultuously into the passage, sweeping him completely off his legs.

Once inside, these fifteen faced round, fought the other thirty-five or so back on to the doorstep, and slammed the door in their faces.

Then they picked up the master of the house, and asked him politely to conduct them to "A.