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likely he's watching us."
Mr Craw, nervous and flustered [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], found himself hurried up the Eastg-
ate, to the right [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], to the left, to the left again—it was like the erratic course
of a bolted rabbit. Twice Jaikie stopped, darted into the middle of the
street, and looked behind. The third time he did this he took his
companion's arm and dragged him into a run. "The man's following us,"
he said.
At all costs the pursuit must be baffled [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], for till they had thrown it off it
was impossible to return to their inn. Once again Jaikie stopped to recon-
noitre, and once again his report was bad. "I see his grey hat. He's not
above twenty yards behind."
Suddenly they found that the people were thicker on the pavement.
There was some kind of movement towards a close on their left, as if it
led to a meeting. Jaikie resolved to take the chance. Allins would never
think they would go indoors, he argued, for that would be to enter a
trap. He would follow on past the close mouth, and lose their trail.
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He drove Mr Craw before him into a narrow passage, which was
pretty well crowded. Then they entered a door, and started to climb a
long stair. The meeting, whatever it was, was at the top of it. It took them
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