“The mark of a hand is on my throat, sir.”
“How many men were there?”
“Two, sir, and they both piled on top of me.”
“There was no one else in the corridor?”
“No one.”
“They were armed, I presume?”
“I saw no weapons in their hands.”
“They might have killed you?”
“Only for the arrival of Master Shaw they might have done so.”
“Can you describe these men?” asked Ned.