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Chapter 52

           Webothdidwhatwehadtodowithoutanyhindrance,andwhenwemetagainatoneo’clockreporteditdone.I,formypart,waspreparedwithpassports;HerberthadseenStartop,andhewasmorethanreadytojoin.

           Thosetwoshouldpullapairofoars,wesettled,andIwouldsteer;ourchargewouldbesitter,andkeepquiet;asspeedwasnotourobject,weshouldmakewayenough.WearrangedthatHerbertshouldnotcomehometodinnerbeforegoingtoMillPondBankthatevening;thatheshouldnotgothereatallto-morrowevening,Tuesday;thatheshouldprepareProvistocomedowntosomestairshardbythehouse,onWednesday,whenhesawusapproach,andnotsooner;thatallthearrangementswithhimshouldbeconcludedthatMondaynight;andthatheshouldbecommunicatedwithnomoreinanyway,untilwetookhimonboard.

           Theseprecautionswellunderstoodbybothofus,Iwenthome.

           Onopeningtheouterdoorofourchamberswithmykey,Ifoundaletterinthebox,directedtome;averydirtyletter,thoughnotill-written.Ithadbeendeliveredbyhand(ofcourse,sinceIlefthome),anditscontentswerethese:

           "Ifyouarenotafraidtocometotheoldmarshesto-nightortomorrownightatnine,andtocometothelittlesluice-housebythelimekiln,youhadbettercome.IfyouwantinformationregardingyouruncleProvis,youhadmuchbettercomeandtellnoone,andlosenotime.Youmustcomealone.Bringthiswithyou.

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