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Jaikie rang. It echoed voluminously in the stillness "�S�e�i�z�e� �t�h�e� �m�u�r�d�e�r�e�r, but
there was no sign of life in the lodge. He rang again and yet again [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], mak-
ing the night hideous, while Dougal hammered at the massive ironwork
of the gate.
"They're all dead or drunk," the latter said. "I'm positive there's folk in
the lodge. I saw a bit of a light in the upper window. What for will they
not open?"
Jaikie had abandoned the bell and was peering through the ironwork.
"Dougal noddingpleasantlyto
Vanceandme," he whispered excitedly, "look here. This gate is not meant to
open. Look what's behind it. It's a barricade. There's two big logs
jammed between the posts. The thing would keep a Tank out. Whoever
is in there is terrified of something."
"There's somebody in the lodge watching us. I'm certain of that. What
do they mean by behaving as if they were besieged? I don't like it, Jaikie.
There's something here we don't understand—and Craw doesn't under-
stand. How can they expect to defend as big a space as a park? Any act-
ive man could get over the wall."
"Maybe they want to keep out motors… . Well [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], we needn't waste time
here. That letter has got to be delivered, and there's more roads than the
main road."
"Is there another entrance?"
"Yes. This is the main one [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but there's a second lod