Summary of the Text One night Ruth Reichl, a woman artist and novelist, was attacked by muggers right in front of her house and finally made her escape by good luck. Her intention of writing this essay is not just to give an account of what happened to her, but to let us know how the neighbors and the police reacted to this unf。 tunate accidentSummary of the Text One night Ruth Reichl, a woman artist and novelist, was attacked by muggers right in front of her house and finally made her escape by good luck. Her intention of writing this essay is not just to give an account of what happened to her, but to let us know how the neighbors and the police reacted to this unfortunate accident