Bring this with you." I had had load enough upon my mind before the receipt of this strange letter.

What to do now, I could not tell.

And the worst was, that I must decide quickly, or I should miss the afternoon coach, which would take me down in time for to-night.

To-morrow night I could not think of going, for it would be too close upon the time of the flight.

And again, for anything I knew, the proffered information might have some important bearing on the flight itself.
If I had had ample time for consideration, I believe I should still have gone.