eously identical--and
as the eyes met his, they smiled--devilishly.

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Early the next day, Mr. Vance set out for the spinney and cottage;
they were not to be found--nobody had ever heard of them. He continued
his travels, and some months later, at a loan collection of pictures
in a gallery in Edinburgh, he came to an abrupt--a very abrupt--halt,
before the portrait of a gentleman in ancient costume. The face
seemed strangely familiar--the huge head with thick, red hair--the
hawk-like features--the thin and tightly compressed lips. Then, in a
trice, it all came back to him: the face he looked at was that of the
uncouth gardener--the man who had given him the hand. And to clinch
the matter, the eyes--leered.

_Printed by_
MORRISON & GIBB LIMITED
_Edinburgh_

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| For those who may wonder about the word 'lolled' on page |
| 84, it really is a word! It means: 1. To move, stand, or |
| recline in an indolent or relaxed manner. 2. To hang |
| or droop laxly. |
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| In the original book, each chapter header is on a |
| separate page, followed by a blank page and then the |
| chapter header again, and then the chapter text. The |
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