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Chapter 7

           Inoneinstanthehadwhiskedinattheopendoorandhiddenbehindthewallandonlyinthenickoftime;theyhadalreadyreachedthelanding.Thentheyturnedandwentonuptothefourthfloor,talkingloudly.Hewaited,wentoutontiptoeandrandownthestairs.

           Noonewasonthestairs,norinthegateway.Hepassedquicklythroughthegatewayandturnedtotheleftinthestreet.

           Heknew,heknewperfectlywellthatatthatmomenttheywereattheflat,thattheyweregreatlyastonishedatfindingitunlocked,asthedoorhadjustbeenfastened,thatbynowtheywerelookingatthebodies,thatbeforeanotherminutehadpassedtheywouldguessandcompletelyrealisethatthemurdererhadjustbeenthere,andhadsucceededinhidingsomewhere,slippingbythemandescaping.Theywouldguessmostlikelythathehadbeenintheemptyflat,whiletheyweregoingupstairs.Andmeanwhilehedarednotquickenhispacemuch,thoughthenextturningwasstillnearlyahundredyardsaway.“Shouldheslipthroughsomegatewayandwaitsomewhereinanunknownstreet?No,hopeless!Shouldheflingawaytheaxe?Shouldhetakeacab?Hopeless,hopeless!”

           Atlasthereachedtheturning.Heturneddownitmoredeadthanalive.Herehewashalfwaytosafety,andheunderstoodit;itwaslessriskybecausetherewasagreatcrowdofpeople,andhewaslostinitlikeagrainofsand.Butallhehadsufferedhadsoweakenedhimthathecouldscarcelymove.Perspirationrandownhimindrops,hisneckwasallwet.

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