The Scarlet Thread, Chapter 6

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​⁠Then came a fierce, hard fight for possession of the revolver. It ended with the weapon in Hatch's hand, and both he and Cabell blowing from the effort they had expended. Jean, the valet, had turned at the sound of the shot and started toward the door leading into the hall. The Thinking Machine had stepped in front of him, and now stood there with his back to the door. Physically he would have bee