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He passed along the lane between the riverand the Castle wall and entered the town of Windsor. 21The Shadow HouseJuly 1809On a summer's day in 1809 two riders were travelling along a dustycountry lane in Wiltshire. It was followed at a distance bytwo or three men, shouting Thief! and Stop him! Stephen sprang into the thief's path. appeared in the already-cloudy sky of hisexistence, whirling through the air upon black wings to crush him.