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THE SURAKARTA

with her. Even now he was conscious of a continuance of that impatience with her as he still stood at the window waiting to see her pass from the building. For she had not yet appeared; and, as he looked up and down the street he saw no vehicle for her. It was now later in the evening than the time when most pedestrians were upon the street and when the motorcars bound for the theatres were passing.

Hereford could count the walking figures that crossed under the street lamps. On the other side of the street and nearly opposite the spot where the motor had disappeared, he noticed the tall figure of a man appear and vanish, appear and glance about, and again retreat. With an unconscious quickening of the pulse, Hereford turned out the light behind him and went back to the win-