WhereuponhewhirledhimselfinAthens。AnditwastotheconsiderableastonishmentofsomeAthenians。HediscoveredandinstantlysubsidisedayoungEnglishmanwho，duringhisabsenceatthefront，wouldactascorrespondentfortheEclipseatthecapital。Hetookuntohimselfadragomanandthenboughtthreehorsesandhiredagroomataspeedthatcausedalittlecrowdatthehorsedealer\'splacetocomeoutuponthepavementandwatchthissurprisingyoungmanridebacktowardhishotel。HehadalreadydrivenhisdragomanintoacuriousstateofOrientalbewildermentandpanicinwhichhecouldonlylumberhastilyandhelplesslyhereandthere，withhisfaceinthemeantimemarkedwithagony。Coleman\'sownfieldequipmenthadbeenorderedbycablefromNewYorktoLondon，butitwasnecessarytobuymuchtinnedmeats，chocolate，coffee，candles，patentfood，brandy，tobaccos，medicineandotherthings。
Hewenttobedthatnightfeelingmoreplacid。ThetrainbacktoPatraswastostartintheearlymorning，andhefeltthesatisfactionofamanwhoisatlastabouttostartonhisowngreatquest。Beforehedroppedofftoslumber，heheardcrowdscheeringexultantlyinthestreets，andthecheeringmovedhimasithaddoneinthemorning。Hefeltthatthecelebrationofthepeoplewasreallyanaccompanimenttohisprimalreason，areasonofloveandambitiontoconquerinlove-evenasinthetheatre，themusicaccompaniestheheroinhisprogress。HearoseonceduringthenighttostudyamapoftheBalkanpeninsulaandgetnailedintohismindtheexactpositionofNikopolis。Itwasimportant。
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COLEMAN\'Sdragomanarousedhiminthebluebeforedawn。
Thecorrespondentarrayedhimselfinoneofhisnewkhakisuits-