Ruby’s screams of course brought the police, one arriving from each end of the passage on the scene of action at the same time.  And now the cruellest thing of all was that Ruby in the complaints which she made to the policemen said not a word against Sir Felix, but was as bitter as she knew how to be in her denunciations of John Crumb.  It was in vain that John endeavoured to make the man understand that the young woman had been crying out for protection when he had interfered.  Ruby was very quick of speech and John Crumb was very slow.  Ruby swore that nothing so horrible, so cruel, so bloodthirsty had ever been done before.  Sir Felix himself when appealed to could say nothing.  He could only moan and make futile efforts to wipe away the...