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“
It
seems
to
me
to
be
a
little
weak
,
”
said
I
.
“
It
is
more
probable
that
he
had
arranged
his
affairs
before
ever
he
set
out
upon
his
expedition
.
”
“
No
,
I
hardly
think
so
.
This
lair
of
his
would
be
too
valuable
a
retreat
in
case
of
need
for
him
to
give
it
up
until
he
was
sure
that
he
could
do
without
it
.
But
a
second
consideration
struck
me
.
Jonathan
Small
must
have
felt
that
the
peculiar
appearance
of
his
companion
,
however
much
he
may
have
top
-
coated
him
,
would
give
rise
to
gossip
,
and
possibly
be
associated
with
this
Norwood
tragedy
.
He
was
quite
sharp
enough
to
see
that
.
They
had
started
from
their
head
-
quarters
under
cover
of
darkness
,
and
he
would
wish
to
get
back
before
it
was
broad
light
.
Now
,
it
was
past
three
o
’
clock
,
according
to
Mrs
.
Smith
,
when
they
got
the
boat
.
It
would
be
quite
bright
,
and
people
would
be
about
in
an
hour
or
so
.
Therefore
,
I
argued
,
they
did
not
go
very
far
.
They
paid
Smith
well
to
hold
his
tongue
,
reserved
his
launch
for
the
final
escape
,
and
hurried
to
their
lodgings
with
the
treasure
-
box
.
In
a
couple
of
nights
,
when
they
had
time
to
see
what
view
the
papers
took
,
and
whether
there
was
any
suspicion
,
they
would
make
their
way
under
cover
of
darkness
to
some
ship
at
Gravesend
or
in
the
Downs
,
where
no
doubt
they
had
already
arranged
for
passages
to
America
or
the
Colonies
.
”
“
But
the
launch
?
They
could
not
have
taken
that
to
their
lodgings
.
”
“
Quite
so
.
I
argued
that
the
launch
must
be
no
great
way
off
,
in
spite
of
its
invisibility
.
I
then
put
myself
in
the
place
of
Small
,
and
looked
at
it
as
a
man
of
his
capacity
would
.
He
would
probably
consider
that
to
send
back
the
launch
or
to
keep
it
at
a
wharf
would
make
pursuit
easy
if
the
police
did
happen
to
get
on
his
track
.
How
,
then
,
could
he
conceal
the
launch
and
yet
have
her
at
hand
when
wanted
?
I
wondered
what
I
should
do
myself
if
I
were
in
his
shoes
.
I
could
only
think
of
one
way
of
doing
it
.
I
might
land
the
launch
over
to
some
boat
-
builder
or
repairer
,
with
directions
to
make
a
trifling
change
in
her
.
She
would
then
be
removed
to
his
shed
or
yard
,
and
so
be
effectually
concealed
,
while
at
the
same
time
I
could
have
her
at
a
few
hours
’
notice
.
”
“
That
seems
simple
enough
.
”
“
It
is
just
these
very
simple
things
which
are
extremely
liable
to
be
overlooked
.
However
,
I
determined
to
act
on
the
idea
.
I
started
at
once
in
this
harmless
seaman
’
s
rig
and
inquired
at
all
the
yards
down
the
river
.
I
drew
blank
at
fifteen
,
but
at
the
sixteenth
—
Jacobson
’
s
—
I
learned
that
the
Aurora
had
been
handed
over
to
them
two
days
ago
by
a
wooden
-
legged
man
,
with
some
trivial
directions
as
to
her
rudder
.
‘
There
ain
’
t
naught
amiss
with
her
rudder
,
’
said
the
foreman
.
‘
There
she
lies
,
with
the
red
streaks
.
’
At
that
moment
who
should
come
down
but
Mordecai
Smith
,
the
missing
owner
?
He
was
rather
the
worse
for
liquor
.
I
should
not
,
of
course
,
have
known
him
,
but
he
bellowed
out
his
name
and
the
name
of
his
launch
.
‘
I
want
her
to
-
night
at
eight
o
’
clock
,
’
said
he
,
—
‘
eight
o
’
clock
sharp
,
mind
,
for
I
have
two
gentlemen
who
won
’
t
be
kept
waiting
.
’
They
had
evidently
paid
him
well
,
for
he
was
very
flush
of
money
,
chucking
shillings
about
to
the
men
.
I
followed
him
some
distance
,
but
he
subsided
into
an
ale
-
house
:
so
I
went
back
to
the
yard
,
and
,
happening
to
pick
up
one
of
my
boys
on
the
way
,
I
stationed
him
as
a
sentry
over
the
launch
.
He
is
to
stand
at
water
’
s
edge
and
wave
his
handkerchief
to
us
when
they
start
.
We
shall
be
lying
off
in
the
stream
,
and
it
will
be
a
strange
thing
if
we
do
not
take
men
,
treasure
,
and
all
.
”
“
You
have
planned
it
all
very
neatly
,
whether
they
are
the
right
men
or
not
,
”
said
Jones
;
“
but
if
the
affair
were
in
my
hands
I
should
have
had
a
body
of
police
in
Jacobson
’
s
Yard
,
and
arrested
them
when
they
came
down
.
”
“
Which
would
have
been
never
.
This
man
Small
is
a
pretty
shrewd
fellow
.
He
would
send
a
scout
on
ahead
,
and
if
anything
made
him
suspicious
lie
snug
for
another
week
.
”
