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How were the two ladies murdered at the end of the story?
(IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER!)
They were both murdered by the Orangutan. The owner, the sailor, had taken it hostage, for the dying captures had left it in his care. Apparently, the Orangutan had escaped him and found it trying to shave itself with a razor. To no avail, the Orangutan had escaped out the window with razor in hand. It was attracted to the shining of the lightning rod from the top of the house and escaped through the window of the two ladies house. With the two Screaming in fright, the Orangutan had gone on rampage, killing the two, stuffing one up the chimney, and ruining the furniture. in fright, the sailor cowered away from the scene, not wanting to be killed. Upon the finding the rod, the Orangutan had closed the window, leaving the scene.