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Show Excerpt I wondered, as I sat ruminating, whether these two men were really crooks ; and so deep-rooted were my suspicions that I decided, when the Count returned, to drop him a hint that we were being watched. I am not nervous by any means, and, moreover, I always carry for my own protection a handy little revolver. Yet I admit that at that moment I felt a decidedly uncomfortable feeling creeping over me. Those men meant mischief. I had detected it in their eyes on the previous night. By some kind of mysterious intuition I became aware that we were in peril. Almost at that moment the shop door was opened by the manager, and the Count, emerging, crossed to me and said-- Go into the shop, Ewart, and wait there till I return. I'm just going round to get some money, and seeing a boy passing, he called him, saying, Just mind this car for ten minutes, my boy, and I'll give you half a crown. Never mind the police; if they say anything, tell them I'll be back in ten minutes. The lad,

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