Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men. They had rushed up to her while she was having a picnic at the edge of a forest with her children and tried to steal her handbag. In the struggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession, both men started running through the trees. Mrs. Sterling got so angry that she ran after them. She was soon out of breath, but she continued to run. When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag, so she ran straight at them. The men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran away. 'The strap needs mending,' said Mrs. Sterling later, 'but they did not steal anything.'
安妮夫人并没有想到她所承担的风险在她穿过森林追赶两个男人。他们向她冲来,当她在森林边上野餐的时候,她和孩子们,企图抢走她的手提包。在这场斗争中,手提包的带断了,包着在他们手里,他们拔腿跑进了树林。斯特林夫人非常气愤,追上他们。她很快就上气不接下气,但她继续跑。当她赶上他们时,发现他们已经坐了下来,正翻着包里的东西,于是她直冲过去。男人们吓了一跳,扔下提包逃跑了。"这提包带需要修理,斯特林夫人事后说道,"不过他们什么也没偷走。"