It was already late in the afternoon, for the journey had occupied more than thirty hours.

As soon as it was dark he went out again and joined Dan, whom he had ordered to follow him at a distance and to be at the corner of the first turning to the right of the hotel as soon as it became dark.

Dan was at the point agreed upon, and he followed Vincent until the latter stopped in a quiet and badly lighted street.
"Things are going badly, Dan.

I had a row with a ruffian in the train, and he has got friends here, and this will add greatly to our danger in getting to our lines.

I must get another disguise.