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He then went across the lawn to the stable-yard with the trembling Margaret at his heels; they found the stable-door locked; but the wicket at the side, by the muck-bin, was unhanked and stood ajar.

From The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl by Cobbold, Richard