needed to speak with me. I became worried, so I couldn’t wait until later.”“Soon these two years of work will fall into place. There exists no way of telling what will happen, alas, it will be very dangerous. All the more so if you refuse to leave town…”“Which I do!”“Then you must stay very close to Rosa, and both of you stay close to Mr. Tartar. He has remained here all this time for your protection. And a fine job he has done, so allow him to continue. Finally, be sure that Rosa never finds out about a word of what is to come; it would frighten her far too much.” “I worry about you, brother. These have been two long years.”“It has been a long life; once this mystery has been solved, everything will be better. Now you must leave, for if anyone discovers who I am, especially after such a long time, I will be destroyed.”“Good luck, my brother.”“Go,” he said to her retreating form. -So the Night Begins-The sun had set, but there still existed a sense of tension in the town. The haze that came in the night before had not yet lifted, leaving a stale stiffness to the atmosphere. The twilight contained no breeze and the haze suffocated all the moon’s light. There was a knock on J.P.T.1747, and Grewgious’s expected visitor entered his small office. The visitor removed his hat and let his coarse white hair out. “I will not miss wearing this horrendous wig,” said the large man as he ran his fingers through the hair. He took a seat at the desk where Grewgious had been sitting. “Mr. John Jasper has made his trip to London.”Grewgious leaned back in his chair with a sense of relief; things were going as expected. He sat staring at the gazing as he thought through each step of the evening. A small momentarily flashed upon his lips, resuming his serious expression, he replied, “You are certain that Jasper wil...
