The man entered, the door was closed upon him, and a good hour by Gaydon's watch elapsed before it was opened again to let him out.

In the afternoon another man came and was admitted with the same secrecy.

Both men had worn their hats drawn down upon their foreheads, and whereas one of them held a muffler to his face, the other had thrust his chin within the folds of his cravat.
Gaydon had not been able to see the face of either.

After nightfall he remarked that such visits became more frequent.

Moreover, they were repeated on the next day and the next.