THE ENCOUNTER
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"Tap upon this door in two minutes, James," he said.
They passed across the polished floor together; Percy went to his usual place in the window, leaned against the shutter, and spoke.
"Tell me in one sentence, sir," he said to the breathless man.
"There is a plot among the Catholics. They intend destroying the Abbey to-morrow with explosives. I knew that the Pope——"
Percy cut him short with a gesture.
