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"Your honour, that man--"
He pointed to Ursus with his finger.
"That man wants to know how he is to leave England to-day. Nothing can
be easier. There are night and day at anchor on the Thames, both on this
and on the other side of London Bridge, vessels that sail to the
Continent. They go from England to Denmark, to Holland, to Spain; not to
France, on account of the war, but everywhere else. To-night several
ships will sail, about one o'clock in the morning, which is the hour of
high tide, and, amongst others, the Vograat of Rotterdam."
The justice of the quorum made a movement of his shoulder towards Ursus.
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Be it so. Leave by the first ship--by the Vograat."
Your worship," said Ursus.
Well?"
Your worship, if I had, as formerly, only my little box on wheels, it
might be done. A boat would contain that; but--"
"But what?"
"But now I have got the Green Box, which is a great caravan drawn by two
horses, and however wide the ship might be, we could not get it into
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