When the whole circumstances came to light, I had reason to suppose that besides his message to the inn-keeper, Bauer sent one of a character and to a quarter unsuspected by me.
We stopped once again before reaching Wintenberg.

I put my head out of the window to look about me, and saw Bauer standing near the luggage van.

He ran to me eagerly, asking whether I required anything.

I told him "nothing"; but instead of going away, he began to talk to me.
Growing weary of him, I returned to my seat and waited impatiently for the train to go on.

There was a further delay of five minutes, and then we started.
"Thank goodness!" I exclaimed, leaning back comfortably in my seat and taking a cigar from my case.
But in a moment the cigar rolled unheeded on to the floor, as I sprang eagerly to my feet and darted to the window.