I saw him turn his face over his shoulder, and then bustle on faster.

Neither of us, pursued or pursuer, dared quite to run; as it was, our eager strides and our carelessness of collisions created more than enough attention.

But I had one advantage.

Most folk in Strelsau knew me, and many got out of my way who were by no means inclined to pay a like civility to Bauer.

Thus I began to gain on him, in spite of his haste; I had started fifty yards behind, but as we neared the end of the street and saw the station ahead of us, not more than twenty separated me from him.