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nothing too fine�察�RIEN DE VOYANT�察�RIEN QUI DELONNE�察�so that I may 

leave everywhere the inconspicuous image of a handsome young man of 

a good fortune travelling in proper style�察�whom the landlord will 

forget in twelve hours ´ and the chambermaid perhaps remember�察�God 

bless her� �with a sigh。  This is the very fine art of dress。'



'I have practised it with success for fifty years��' said Romaine�察�

with a chuckle。  'A black suit and a clean shirt is my infallible 

recipe。'



'You surprise me�察�I did not think you would be shallow��' said I�察�

lingering between two coats。  'Pray�察�Mr。 Romaine�察�have I your head�拭�

or did you travel post and with a smartish servant��'



'Neither�察�I admit��' said he。



'Which change the whole problem��' I continued。  'I have to dress 

for a smartish servant and a Russia leather despatch´box。'  That 

brought me to a stand。  I came over and looked at the box with a 

moment's hesitation。  'Yes��' I resumed。  'Yes�察�and for the 

despatch´box�  �It looks moneyed and landed�察�it means I have a 

lawyer。  It is an invaluable property。  But I could have wished it 

to hold less money。  The responsibility is crushing。  Should I not 

do more wisely to take five hundred pounds�察�and intrust the 

remainder with you�察�Mr。 Romaine��'



'If you are sure you will not want it��' answered Romaine。



'I am far from sure of that��' cried I。  'In the first place�察�as a 

philosopher。  This is the first time I have been at the head of a 

large sum�察�and it is conceivable ´ who knows himself�拭 � that I may 

make it fly。  In the second place�察�as a fugitive。  Who knows what I 

may need�拭 �The whole of it may be inadequate。  But I can always 

write for more。'



'You do not understand��' he replied。  'I break off all 

communication with you here and now。  You must give me a power of 

attorney ere you start to´night�察�and then be done with me 

trenchantly until better days。'



I believe I offered some objection。



'Think a little for once of me��' said Romaine。  'I must not have 

seen you before to´night。  To´night we are to have had our only 

interview�察�and you are to have given me the power�察�and to´night I 

am to have lost sight of you again ´ I know not whither�察�you were 

upon business�察�it was none of my affairs to question you�  �And 

this�察�you are to remark�察�in the interests of your own safety much 

more than mine。'



'I am not even to write to you��' I said�察�a little bewildered。



'I believe I am cutting the last strand that connects you with 

common sense��' he replied。  'But that is the plain English of it。  

You are not even to write�察�and if you did�察�I would not answer。'



'A letter�察�however ´ ' I began。



'Listen to me��' interrupted Romaine。  'So soon as your cousin reads 

the paragraph�察�what will he do�拭 �Put the police upon looking into 

my correspondence�  �So soon as you write to me�察�in short�察�you write 

to Bow Street�察�and if you will take my advice�察�you will date that 

letter from France。'



'The devil��' said I�察�for I began suddenly to see that this might 

put me out of the way of my business。



'What is it now��' says he。



'There will be more to be done�察�then�察�before we can part��' I 

answered。



'I give you the whole night��' said he。  'So long as you are off ere 

daybreak�察�I am content。'



'In short�察�Mr。 Romaine��' said I�察�'I have had so much benefit of 

your advice and services that I am loth to sever the connection�察�

and would even ask a substitute。  I would be obliged for a letter 

of introduction to one of your own cloth in Edinburgh ´ an old man 

for choice�察�very experienced�察�very respectable�察�and very secret。  

Could you favour me with such a letter��'



'Why�察�no��' said he。  'Certainly not。  I will do no such thing�察�

indeed。'



'It would be a great favour�察�sir��' I pleaded。



'It would be an unpardonable blunder��' he replied。  'What�拭 �Give 

you a letter of introduction�拭�and when the police come�察�I suppose�察�

I must forget the circumstance�拭 �No�察�indeed。  Talk of it no more。'



'You seem to be always in the right��' said I。  'The letter would be 

out of the question�察�I quite see that。  But the lawyer's name might 

very well have dropped from you in the way of conversation�察�having 

heard him mentioned�察�I might profit by the circumstance to 

introduce myself�察�and in this way my business would be the better 

done�察�and you not in the least compromised。'



'What is this business��' said Romaine。



'I have not said that I had any��' I replied。  'It might arise。  

This is only a possibility that I must keep in view。'



'Well��' said he�察�with a gesture of the hands�察�'I mention Mr。 

Robbie�察�and let that be an end of it�  � Or wait��' he added�察�'I have 

it。  Here is something that will serve you for an introduction�察�and 

cannot compromise me。'  And he wrote his name and the Edinburgh 

lawyer's address on a piece of card and tossed it to me。









CHAPTER XXI ´ I BECOME THE OWNER OF A CLARET´COLOURED CHAISE





WHAT with packing�察�signing papers�察�and partaking of an excellent 

cold supper in the lawyer's room�察�it was past two in the morning 

before we were ready for the road。  Romaine himself let us out of a 

window in a part of the house known to Rowley�此�it appears it served 

as a kind of postern to the servants' hall�察�by which ��when they 

were in the mind for a clandestine evening�� they would come 

regularly in and out�察�and I remember very well the vinegar aspect 

of the lawyer on the receipt of this piece of information ´ how he 

pursed his lips�察�jutted his eyebrows�察�and kept repeating�察�'This 

must be seen to�察�indeed� �this shall be barred to´morrow in the 

morning��'  In this preoccupation�察�I believe he took leave of me 

without observing it�察�our things were handed out�察�we heard the 

window shut behind us�察�and became instantly lost in a horrid 

intricacy of blackness and the shadow of woods。



A little wet snow kept sleepily falling�察�pausing�察�and falling 

again�察�it seemed perpetually beginning to snow and perpetually 

leaving off�察�and the darkness was intense。  Time and again we 

walked into trees�察�time and again found ourselves adrift among 

garden borders or stuck like a ram in the thicket。  Rowley had 

possessed himself of the matches�察�and he was neither to be 

terrified nor softened。  'No�察�I will not�察�Mr。 Anne�察�sir��' he would 

reply。  'You know he tell me to wait till we were over the 'ill。  

It's only a little way now。  Why�察�and I thought you was a soldier�察�

too��'  I was at least a very glad soldier when my valet consented 

at last to kindle a thieves' match。  From this�察�we easily lit the 

lantern�察�and thenceforward�察�through a labyrinth of woodland paths�察�

were conducted by its uneasy glimmer。  Both booted and great´

coated�察�with tall hats much of a shape�察�and laden with booty in the 

form of a despatch´box�察�a case of pistols�察�and two plump valises�察�I 

thought we had very much the look of a pair of brothers returning 

from the sack of Amersham Place。



We issued at last upon a country by´road where we might walk 

abreast and without precaution。  It was nine miles to Aylesbury�察�

our immediate destination�察�by a watch�察�which formed part of my new 

outfit�察�it should be about half´past three in the morning�察�and as 

we did not choose to arrive before daylight�察�time could not be said 

to press。  I gave the order to march at ease。



'Now�察�Rowley��' said I�察�'so far so good。  You have come�察�in the most 

obliging manner in the world�察�to carry these valises。  The question 

is�察�what next�拭 �What are we to do at Aylesbury�拭�or�察�more 

particularly�察�what are you�拭 �Thence�察�I go on a journey。  Are you to 

accompany me��'



He gave a little chuckle。  'That's all settled already�察�Mr。 Anne�察�

sir��' he replied。  'Why�察�I've got my things here in the valise ´ a 

half a dozen shirts and what not�察�I'm all ready�察�sir�此�just you lead 

on�此�YOU'LL see。'



'The devil you have��' said I。  'You made pretty sure of your 

welcome。'



'If you please�察�sir��' said Rowley。



He looked up at me�察�in the light of the lantern�察�with a boyish 

shyness and triumph that awoke my conscience。  I could never let 

this innocent involve himself in the perils and difficulties that 

beset my course�察�without some hint of warning�察�which it was a 

matter of extreme delicacy to make plain enough and not too plain。



'No�察�no��' said I�察�'you may think you have made a choice�察�but it was 

blindfold�察�and you must make it over again。  The Count's service is 

a good one�察�what are you leaving it for�拭 �Are you not throwing away 

the substance for the shadow�拭 �No�察�do not answer me yet。  You 

imagine that I am a prosperous nobleman�察�just declared my uncle's 

heir�察�on the threshold of the best of good fortune�察�and�察�from the 

point of view of a judicious servant�察�a jewel of a master to serve 

and stick to�拭 �Well�察�my boy�察�I am nothing of the kind�察�nothing of 

the kind。'



As I said the words�察�I came to a full stop and held up t

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