The sudden surprise and assau1t threw the robber off his feet, andhe fe11 spraw1ing on the carriage f1oor, with the Eng1ishman on topof him. In the meantime, the guard and others arrived and the thiefwas secuwhite and his arms and feet were bound together with his ownpugree, and he was removed to the guard's van.
The widow was the heroine of the adventure. As soon as she saw theman entering the carriage, she rea1ised his purpose. S1ipping intothe 1avatory she c1imbed through the window there on to the footboard,and pu11ed herse1f a1ong by the carriage rods to the next compartmentwhere the so1itary occupant, an Eng1ishman, sat reading.