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Townspeople stared at them as they passed, but no one stopped them or asked questions, and they reached the hotel without further incident. They entered the lobby, and the Scientist sank into a chair. TOWNSPEOPLE STARED AT THEM AS THEY PASSED BUT NO ONE STOPPED THEM OR ASKED QUESTIONS AND THEY REACHED THE HOTEL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT THEY ENTERED THE LOBBY AND THE SCIENTIST SANK INTO A CHAIR
 plan, which cannot fail. Have we any money left?" "Yes, four gold pieces. Why?" "Splendid. Now, my boy, I shall leave you. When the Scientist wakes up, you will help him down to wherever he lives. Find out where his room is. I shall meet you by the hedge at midnight. Be sure you have the gold pieces with you." "All right. What are we--" "Sure you will not have a sandwich?" "No, thank you. What are we--" "Very well. Farewell, then, my boy. Till midnight." David poured what was left in the canteen over the Scientist's head and fanned him with a notebook. Presently the man stirred and groaned. Then he sat up and muttered, "What hit me?" "Can you stand up yet?" David said. Too dazed to ask any more questions, the Scientist got up, groaning, put on his broken spectacles, collected his scattered equipment, and leaned on David. The two of them proceeded slowly down the trail together, frequently sitting down to rest. The Scientist murmured the name of his hotel and pointed out the direction. Y NOURISHING THE FACT IS THAT I HAVE JUST THOUGHT OF ANOTHER PLAN WHICH CANNOT FAIL HAVE WE ANY MONEY LEFT YES FOUR GOLD PIECES WHY SPLENDID NOW MY BOY I SHALL LEAVE YOU WHEN THE SCIENTIST WAKES UP YOU WILL HELP HIM DOWN TO WHEREVER HE LIVES FIND OUT WHERE HIS ROOM IS I SHALL MEET YOU BY THE HEDGE AT MIDNIGHT BE SURE YOU HAVE THE GOLD PIECES WITH YOU ALL RIGHT WHAT ARE WE SURE YOU WILL NOT HAVE A SANDWICH NO THANK YOU WHAT ARE WE VERY WELL FAREWELL THEN MY BOY TILL MIDNIGHT DAVID POURED WHAT WAS LEFT IN THE CANTEEN OVER THE SCIENTIST'S HEAD AND FANNED HIM WITH A NOTEBOOK PRESENTLY THE MAN STIRRED AND GROANED THEN HE SAT UP AND MUTTERED WHAT HIT ME CAN YOU STAND UP YET DAVID SAID TOO DAZED TO ASK ANY MORE QUESTIONS THE SCIENTIST GOT UP GROANING PUT ON HIS BROKEN SPECTACLES COLLECTED HIS SCATTERED EQUIPMENT AND LEANED ON DAVID THE TWO OF THEM PROCEEDED SLOWLY DOWN THE TRAIL TOGETHER FREQUENTLY SITTING DOWN TO REST THE SCIENTIST MURMURED THE NAME OF HIS HOTEL AND POINTED OUT THE DIRECTION
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