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Was his journey to end in that brilliant city, or was he to go farther? That was a question whose answer was hidden in the traveller's own breast. WAS HIS JOURNEY TO END IN THAT BRILLIANT CITY OR WAS HE TO GO FARTHER THAT WAS A QUESTION WHOSE ANSWER WAS HIDDEN IN THE TRAVELLER'S OWN BREAST
 snow, that Mr. Dunbar tried in vain to distinguish any landmarks upon the way. The train by which he travelled stopped at every station; and, though the journey between Shorncliffe and Rugby was only to last an hour, it seemed almost interminable to this impatient traveller, who was eager to stand upon the deck of Messrs. ——'s electric steamers, to feel the icy spray dashing into his face, and to see the town of Dover, shining like a flaming crescent against the darkness of the night, and the Calais lights in the distance rising up behind the black edge of the sea. The banker looked at his watch, and made a calculation about the time. It was now a quarter past five; the train was to reach Rugby at ten minutes to six; at six the London express left Rugby; at a quarter to eight it reached London; at half-past eight the Dover mail would leave London Bridge station; and at half-past seven, or thereabouts, next morning, Henry Dunbar would be rattling through the streets of Paris. And then?  ITS THICK SHROUD OF SNOW THAT MISTER DUNBAR TRIED IN VAIN TO DISTINGUISH ANY LANDMARKS UPON THE WAY THE TRAIN BY WHICH HE TRAVELLED STOPPED AT EVERY STATION AND THOUGH THE JOURNEY BETWEEN SHORNCLIFF AND RUGBY WAS ONLY TO LAST AN HOUR IT SEEMED ALMOST INTERMINABLE TO THIS IMPATIENT TRAVELER WHO WAS EAGER TO STAND UPON THE DECK OF MESSRS BLANK'S ELECTRIC STEAMERS TO FEEL THE ICY SPRAY DASHING INTO HIS FACE AND TO SEE THE TOWN OF DOVER SHINING LIKE A FLAMING CRESCENT AGAINST THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT AND THE CALAIS LIGHTS IN THE DISTANCE RISING UP BEHIND THE BLACK EDGE OF THE SEA THE BANKER LOOKED AT HIS WATCH AND MADE A CALCULATION ABOUT THE TIME IT WAS NOW A QUARTER PAST FIVE THE TRAIN WAS TO REACH RUGBY AT TEN MINUTES TO SIX AT SIX THE LONDON EXPRESS LEFT RUGBY AT A QUARTER TO EIGHT IT REACHED LONDON AT HALF PAST EIGHT THE DOVER MAIL WOULD LEAVE LONDON BRIDGE STATION AND AT HALF PAST SEVEN OR THEREABOUTS NEXT MORNING HENRY DUNBAR WOULD BE RATTLING THROUGH THE STREETS OF PARIS AND THEN
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