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It chanced that some days before a gentleman who had been engaged in looking over some houses in the Brixton Road had dropped the key of one of them in my carriage. IT CHANCED THAT SOME DAYS BEFORE A GENTLEMAN WHO HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN LOOKING OVER SOME HOUSES IN THE BRIXTON ROAD HAD DROPPED THE KEY OF ONE OF THEM IN MY CARRIAGE
 catch what Stangerson said to that, but the other burst out swearing, and reminded him that he was nothing more than his paid servant, and that he must not presume to dictate to him. On that the Secretary gave it up as a bad job, and simply bargained with him that if he missed the last train he should rejoin him at Halliday’s Private Hotel; to which Drebber answered that he would be back on the platform before eleven, and made his way out of the station. “The moment for which I had waited so long had at last come. I had my enemies within my power. Together they could protect each other, but singly they were at my mercy. I did not act, however, with undue precipitation. My plans were already formed. There is no satisfaction in vengeance unless the offender has time to realize who it is that strikes him, and why retribution has come upon him. I had my plans arranged by which I should have the opportunity of making the man who had wronged me understand that his old sin had found him out.  GO ALONE I COULD NOT CATCH WHAT STANGERSON SAID TO THAT BUT THE OTHER BURST OUT SWEARING AND REMINDED HIM THAT HE WAS NOTHING MORE THAN HIS PAID SERVANT AND THAT HE MUST NOT PRESUME TO DICTATE TO HIM ON THAT THE SECRETARY GAVE IT UP AS A BAD JOB AND SIMPLY BARGAINED WITH HIM THAT IF HE MISSED THE LAST TRAIN HE SHOULD REJOIN HIM AT HALLIDAY'S PRIVATE HOTEL TO WHICH DREBBER ANSWERED THAT HE WOULD BE BACK ON THE PLATFORM BEFORE ELEVEN AND MADE HIS WAY OUT OF THE STATION THE MOMENT FOR WHICH I HAD WAITED SO LONG HAD AT LAST COME I HAD MY ENEMIES WITHIN MY POWER TOGETHER THEY COULD PROTECT EACH OTHER BUT SINGLY THEY WERE AT MY MERCY I DID NOT ACT HOWEVER WITH UNDUE PRECIPITATION MY PLANS WERE ALREADY FORMED THERE WAS NO SATISFACTION IN VENGEANCE UNLESS THE OFFENDER HAS TIME TO REALIZE WHO IT IS THAT STRIKES HIM AND WHY RETRIBUTION HAS COME UPON HIM I HAD MY PLANS ARRANGED BY WHICH I SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF MAKING THE MAN WHO HAD WRUNG ME UNDERSTAND THAT HIS OLD SIN HAD FOUND HIM OUT
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