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A FUNERAL AND A VIGIL
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Gordon, because I am fond of my sleep⁠—should sit up to-night and watch outside the door. Meantime, we have to excite the curiosity of your visitor so powerfully that he will want to come out and investigate your room. I propose that we should put up a notice (with the Secretary's leave, of course) saying that you have one or two of Brotherhood's books and things which you are prepared to give away as souvenirs to anybody who cared for him; please apply to your rooms tomorrow. And now let's go down and have some tea."

"But I haven't got any of Brotherhood's things," objected Reeves as they went downstairs.

"Exactly. And nobody cared a brass farthing for Brotherhood. But meanwhile, there is every chance that this anonymous gentleman will be interested to see what you have got, and will pay a nocturnal visit to your room. If you see anybody pass, you can fall on him and throttle him. If nobody passes, at about one o'clock I should go to bed if I were you. It's a pity to forgo one's sleep."

"Well, we'd better do the thing thoroughly. I'll go out this evening and come in with a bag, so as to look as if I'd been over and got some things from Brotherhood's house."

"That's a good idea. One moment, I must go over to young van Beuren and get some chewing-gum."

"Carmichael," said Reeves when he got back, "you've been surprising us a good deal lately, but one thing I should never have guessed about you⁠

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