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A Warning

           "MydearEdward,MaryandIwillacceptitgladly,butonlyontheconditionthatitwillcausenodelay,ortakeustheleastoutoftheroad."

           "Itwilldoneither,"repliedLordGlenarvan."Besides,ourbullocksarefatigued,andwewillstartto-morrowatdaybreak."

           Itwasnownineo’clock;themoonwasjustbeginningtorise,butherrayswereonlyslantingyet,andlostinthemist.ItwasgraduallygettingdarkwhenthelittlepartyenteredthewidestreetsofSeymour,underPaganel’sguidance,whoseemedalwaystoknowwhathehadneverseen;buthisinstinctledhimright,andhewalkedstraighttoCampbell’sNorthBritishHotel.

           TheMajorwithoutevenleavingthehotel,wassoonawarethatfearabsorbedtheinhabitantsofthelittletown.Tenminutes’conversationwithDickson,theloquaciouslandlord,madehimcompletelyacquaintedwiththeactualstateofaffairs;butheneverbreathedawordtoanyone.

           Whensupperwasover,though,andLadyGlenarvan,andMary,andRoberthadretired,theMajordetainedhiscompanionsalittle,andsaid,"TheyhavefoundouttheperpetratorsofthecrimeontheSandhurstrailroad."

           "Andaretheyarrested?"askedAyrton,eagerly.

           "No,"repliedMcNabbs,withoutapparentlynoticingtheEMPRESSMENTofthequartermasteranEMPRESSMENTwhich,moreover,wasreasonableenoughunderthecircumstances.

           "Somuchtheworse,"repliedAyrton.

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