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 ed the door, and we entered a small damp room."

"Now we are on the spot," said he, after having carefully secured the door, "now tell me, what you want to know."

"First of all, I wanted to give him a brief account of the recovery of my effects, and then to ask him, if he had been my benefactor. However, he prevented me from doing it, exclaiming, "I know it all, I beg you will concentre all you want to know into one question."

"I mused awhile, but I was not able to bring all my wishes to one point, and it is very likely that the presence of that strange extraordinary man, had greatly contributed to my perplexity. I found it impossible to make the question he had ordered me to do."

"Seeing my distress, he said, "Well, then, enquire after the name of the friend who has taken so much care of you."