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’Yes。Andtellhimtocometotheeastpassagedoor。Itisthatdoornexttotheentrancetothestable-yard。Thereisalittleyew-treeoutsideit。Onsecondthoughtsyou，dear，mustnotcomeback。WaitatCorvsgateinthelittleinnparlourtillSolcomestoyouagain。YouwillprobablythenhavetogohometoLondonalone；
butdonotmindit。TheworstpartforyouwillbeingoingfromthestationtotheCrescent；butnobodywillmolestyouinafour-
wheelcab:youhavedoneitbefore。However，hewilltellyouifthisisnecessarywhenhegetsback。Icanbestfightmybattlesalone。Youshallhavealetterfrommethedayafterto-morrow，statingwhereIam。Ishallnotbehere。’
’Butwhatisitsodreadful？’