In the morning I sent two trunks with most of my personal belongings to the Great Midland Hotel.
"In the afternoon I went to Cadogan Square and hung about until I saw Kara drive off.

It was my first view of him since I had left Albania and it required all my self-control to prevent me springing at him in the street and tearing at him with my hands.
"Once he was out of sight I went to the house adopting all the style and all the mannerisms of poor Gathercole.

My beginning was unfortunate for, with a shock, I recognised in the valet a fellow-convict who had been with me in the warder's cottage on the morning of my escape from Dartmoor.

There was no mistaking him, and when I heard his voice I was certain.

Would he recognise me I wondered, in spite of my beard and my eye-glasses?
"Apparently he did not.