their
arms, and
in their
hands they
had
something
of the
nature of
a dagger.
Then some
more
people ran
in and
began
dragging
away the
woman who
had been
in white
but who
was now in
a blue
dress.
They did
not drag
her away
at once;
they spent
a long
while
singing
with her;
but
finally
they did
drag her
away, and
behind the
scenes
they
struck
something
metallic
three
times, and
then all
knelt down
and began
singing a
prayer.