[The Last Hope by Henry Seton Merriman]@TWC D-Link bookThe Last Hope CHAPTER XXIV 14/16
Both doors were open. Before he could make another movement, two men stepped quietly into the carriage, each closing the door by which he had entered quickly and noiselessly.
One seated himself beside Barebone, the other opposite to him, and each drew down a blind.
They seemed to have rehearsed the actions over and over again, so that there was no hitch or noise or bungling.
The whole was executed as if by clock-work, and the carriage moved away the instant the doors were closed. In the twilight, within the carriage, the two men grasped Loo Barebone, each by one arm, and held him firmly against the back of the carriage. "Quietly, mon bon monsieur; quietly, and you will come to no harm." Barebone made no resistance, and only laughed. "You have come too soon," he said, without attempting to free his arms, which were held, as if by a vice, at the elbow and shoulder.
"You have come too soon, gentlemen! There is no money in the carriage.
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