Then quite suddenly, so that she started and so did the horses, there came the first shot from the Marquis’s revolver.
It was followed by a scream and then a fusillade of shots that seemed to boom into the air and make everything seem terrifying and unreal.
The horses began rearing up at the noise and it was impossible for Rosetta to calm them.
Then, just as suddenly as the shooting had started, it stopped.
The Marquis went out into the yard and because she was curious, Rosetta could not help but glance through the door he had left open.
Then she could see there were ten men lying on the ground, groaning and swearing with fury.
Just as the thieves had intended to shoot anyone who interfered with them, they had been shot in the same way – either in the arm or the leg.
The horses behi
