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Churchill also watched as, he later said, “under my very window a gentleman cast himself down fifteen storeys and was dashed to pieces, causing a wild commotion and the arrival of the fire brigade.”

The former army captain survived, and the shock and commotion caused by the attack boosted his outsider image and helped carry him to victory weeks later.

Johnson banged on the gavel, demanding order as the commotion continued.

The commotion and noise are unnerving; cars speed by so close you can feel whooshes as they pass.

Actually, Harbaugh didn’t see the crash, but he heard the commotion.