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As we ascended we engaged in small talk, the usual meaningless pleasantry, which I assume you have probably had enough of in your experiences to allow me to dispense with relating it, for it was of no weight in any of the circumstances that I found myself in, and I especially was not interested in it, as the paper given to me by Bernibus claimed my whole attention, and filled me with an anticipation and mystery of what it might contain. AS WE ASCENDED WE ENGAGED IN SMALL TALK THE USUAL MEANINGLESS PLEASANTRY WHICH I ASSUME YOU HAVE PROBABLY HAD ENOUGH OF IN YOUR EXPERIENCES TO ALLOW ME TO DISPENSE WITH RELATING IT FOR IT WAS OF NO WEIGHT IN ANY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT I FOUND MYSELF IN AND I ESPECIALLY WAS NOT INTERESTED IN IT AND THE PAPER GIVEN TO ME BY BARNABAS CLAIMED MY WHOLE ATTENTION AND FILLED ME WITH AN ANTICIPATION AND MYSTERY OF WHAT IT MIGHT CONTAIN
 Wagner and the King conversed formally a few yards away. When they were not looking and our backs were turned to them, Bernibus slipped me a piece of paper that was rolled up into a tight scroll. Seeing his caution and secrecy, I quickly stashed it in the inside of my shirt, where it could not be seen. I was alarmed at the momentary expression of his face, which showed that he was greatly worried about me, and made me very interested in what the paper would contain. His face quickly returned to its original countenance, an impermeable barrier to his insides, and no one except myself had any inclination about what had happened. The other two turned towards us, and quickly made their farewells, Wagner and Bernibus departing for their quarters, and the King to escort me back to my prison. He took my arm in his genially, though only superficially so, for he still had a subdued sense of distrust about him, and we went through the door to the long, circling stairway from whence we had come.  WARMLY EMBRACED ME WHILE WAGNER AND THE KING CONVERSED FORMALLY A FEW YARDS AWAY WHEN THEY WERE NOT LOOKING AND OUR BACKS WERE TURNED TO THEM BONABUS SLIPPED ME A PIECE OF PAPER THAT WAS ROLLED UP INTO A TIGHT SCROLL SEEING HIS CAUTION AND SECRECY I QUICKLY SNATCHED IT IN THE INSIDE OF MY SHIRT WHERE IT COULD NOT BE SEEN I WAS ALARMED AT THE MOMENTARY EXPRESSION OF HIS FACE WHICH SHOWED THAT HE WAS GREATLY WORRIED ABOUT ME AND MADE ME VERY INTERESTED INTO WHAT THE PAPER WOULD CONTAIN HIS FACE QUICKLY RETURNED TO ITS ORIGINAL COUNTENANCE AN IMPERMARABLE BARRIER TO HIS INSIDES AND NO ONE EXCEPT MYSELF HAD ANY INCLINATION ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED THE OTHER TWO TURNED TOWARDS US AND QUICKLY MADE THEIR FAREWELLS WAGNER AND BONABAS DEPARTING FOR THEIR QUARTERS AND THE KING TO ESCORT ME BACK TO MY PRISON HE TOOK MY ARMIES GENIALLY THOUGH ONLY SUPERFICIALLY SO FOR STILL HAD A SUBDUED SENSE OF DISTRUST ABOUT HIM AND WE WENT THROUGH THE DOOR TO THE LONG CIRCULING STAIRWAY FROM WHENCE WE HAD COME
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