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Rh Put it down there. (Pointing down before him at floor of .) Thank you so much.

( puts portmanteau down as indicated )

Parsons, you ordored a cab for the doctor a short time ago. It has been waiting, I believe.

Yes, sir, I think it 'as.

Be so good as to tell the driver, the one you'll now find there, to come in here and get u valise. See that he comes in himself. When he comes tell him that's the one.

(Exit at door )

But surely he won't come in.

Surely he will! It's his only chance to get me into that cab! He'll take almost any risk for that. (Goes to above desk.) In times like this you should tell your man never to take the first cab that comes on a call—(smokes)—nor yet the second—the third may be safe!

But in this case

My dear fellow, I admit that in this case I have turned it to my advantage, but I speak for your future guidance.

(Music. Melodramatic, danger, agitato, very subdued.)

(Door at . opens. enters, pointing the portmanteau out to some one who is following.)

Ere it is—right in, this way.

(goes to  above table. In rather a loud voice to ). Well, good-bye, old fellow! (Shakes hands with him warmly and bringing him down a little.) I'll write you from Paris—and I hope you'll keep fully informed of the progress of events.

( enters at door . in the disguise of a cabman, and goes at once to valise which points out, trying to hurry it through and keeping face away from  but fidgeting about, not touching valise.  goes out.)

(Speaks right on, apparently paying no attention to .) As for these papers, I'll attend to them personally. Here, my man—(to )—just help me to tighten up these straps a bit (He slides over to valise and kneels, pulling at strap, and bending over and doing same.) There are a few little things in this bag—(bus.)—that I wouldn't like to lose—(bus.)—and it's just as well to Eh—(looking round for an instant)—who's that at the window?

( quickly looks up without lifting hands from valise, and at the same instant the snap of handcuffs is heard, and he springs up with the irons on his wrists, making two or three violent efforts to break loose. He thon stands motionless . drops into