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Chapter 46

           Openingoneofthewindowsafterthat,helookedoutintothemoonlight,andtoldmethatthepavementwasasolemnlyemptyasthepavementofanycathedralatthatsamehour.

           NextdayIsetmyselftogettheboat.Itwassoondone,andtheboatwasbroughtroundtotheTemplestairs,andlaywhereIcouldreachherwithinaminuteortwo.Then,Ibegantogooutasfortrainingandpractice:sometimesalone,sometimeswithHerbert.Iwasoftenoutincold,rain,andsleet,butnobodytookmuchnoteofmeafterIhadbeenoutafewtimes.Atfirst,IkeptaboveBlackfriarsBridge;butasthehoursofthetidechanged,ItooktowardsLondonBridge.ItwasOldLondonBridgeinthosedays,andatcertainstatesofthetidetherewasaraceandfallofwatertherewhichgaveitabadreputation.ButIknewwellenoughhowto"shoot’thebridgeafterseeingitdone,andsobegantorowaboutamongtheshippinginthePool,anddowntoErith.ThefirsttimeIpassedMillPondBank,HerbertandIwerepullingapairofoars;and,bothingoingandreturning,wesawtheblindtowardstheeastcomedown.Herbertwasrarelytherelessfrequentlythanthreetimesinaweek,andheneverbroughtmeasinglewordofintelligencethatwasatallalarming.Still,Iknewthattherewascauseforalarm,andIcouldnotgetridofthenotionofbeingwatched.Oncereceived,itisahauntingidea;howmanyundesigningpersonsIsuspectedofwatchingme,itwouldbehardtocalculate

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