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 who had brought my last property, had left no message for me."

"He denied it, adding, his own words were, "there are the things Mr. Hellfried has lost," and without giving me time to question him any farther, by whom he had been sent, he went away."

"Now I looked at my watch, it wanted fifteen minutes to ten, I fetched my hat and great coat, and walked slowly towards the town gate."

"The night was exceeding fine, the moon shone bright, and was surrounded with millions of sparkling stars. It struck ten when I was already standing on the appointed spot, I mistook every passenger for the stranger, ran towards several of them, and began to speak, but I was always disappointed. It was now forty-five minutes past ten, and I began to be tired, my apprehension that the stranger,