That they did not notice me in my hiding-place is evident from the fact that they passed on the other side of the street, and doubtless thinking that they had missed me, commenced to run.

I thereupon quitted my friendly doorway, returned to Piccadilly, hailed a cab, and drove back to my hotel.

As I went I turned the matter over in my mind.

With the exception of the present case I had nothing important on hand, so that I could think of no one who would be likely to set a watch upon me.
That I did not suspect Hayle would only be natural under the circumstances, as I did not know then that he had been the witness of Kitwater and Codd's visit to my office that afternoon, and I felt convinced in my own mind that he was unaware that they were in England.
It was most natural, therefore, that I should not in any way associate him with the plot.
The following day was spent for the greater part in making further inquiries in Hatton Garden, and among the various Dutch merchants then in London.

The story the senior partner of Messrs.