john3859
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aven's sake! what for?
A gentleman has complained―
Mygoodman [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!
exclaimedCairnandprofferedhiscard―"itis―itisa
practical joke on his part. I know him well―"
Theconstablelookedatthecardandfromthecardsuspiciouslyback
toCairn.Apparentlytheappearanceofthelatterreassuredhim―orhe
mayhaveformedabetteropinionofCairnfromthefactthathalf-a-
crown had quickly changed hands.
Allrightsirhesaid,itisnoaffairofmine;hedidnotchargeyou
with anything―he only asked me to prevent you from following him.
QuitesosnappedCairnirritably,anddashedoffalongthegalleryin
the hope of overtaking Ferrara.
But,ashehadfeared,Ferrarahadmadegooduseofhisrusetoescape.
Hewasnowheretobeseen;andCairnwaslefttowonderwithwhatob-
jecthehadriskedtheencounterintheEgyptianRoom―forthatithad
been deliberate, and not accidental, he quite clearly perceived.
HewalkeddownthestepsoftheMuseum,deepinreflection.The
thoughtthatheandhisfatherformonthshadbeenseekingthefiendFer-
rara [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],thattheyweresworntokillhimastheywouldkillamaddog;and
thathe,RobertCairn,hadstoodfacetofacewithFerrara andnotthyanswer,hadspoken
withhim;andhadlethimgofree ThursdaySeptember 13,unscathed,wasmaddening.Yet,in
the circumstances [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], how coul
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