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Chapter 6

           

           Whenhehadfinishedwiththis,hethrusthishandintoalittleopeningbetweenhissofaandthefloor,fumbledintheleftcorneranddrewoutthepledge,whichhehadgotreadylongbeforeandhiddenthere.Thispledgewas,however,onlyasmoothlyplanedpieceofwoodthesizeandthicknessofasilvercigarettecase.Hepickedupthispieceofwoodinoneofhiswanderingsinacourtyardwheretherewassomesortofaworkshop.Afterwardshehadaddedtothewoodathinsmoothpieceofiron,whichhehadalsopickedupatthesametimeinthestreet.Puttingtheironwhichwasalittlethesmalleronthepieceofwood,hefastenedthemveryfirmly,crossingandre-crossingthethreadroundthem;thenwrappedthemcarefullyanddaintilyincleanwhitepaperandtieduptheparcelsothatitwouldbeverydifficulttountieit.Thiswasinordertodiverttheattentionoftheoldwomanforatime,whileshewastryingtoundotheknot,andsotogainamoment.Theironstripwasaddedtogiveweight,sothatthewomanmightnotguessthefirstminutethatthe“thing”wasmadeofwood.Allthishadbeenstoredbyhimbeforehandunderthesofa.Hehadonlyjustgotthepledgeoutwhenheheardsomeonesuddenlyaboutintheyard.

           “Itstrucksixlongago.”

           “Longago!MyGod!”

           Herushedtothedoor,listened,caughtuphishatandbegantodescendhisthirteenstepscautiously,noiselessly,likeacat.Hehadstillthemostimportantthingtodotostealtheaxefromthekitchen.Thatthedeedmustbedonewithanaxehehaddecidedlongago.

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