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....four days later he sat reading the newspaper early morning in his study  before going to his office,  Eva entered  the study with the letters , she   put down all the post on the table  and   with a glance   passed a silent message  and left the room,  he  checked tge letters in the  middle of the pile there was a piece of paper  , a couplet was typed on it, he began reading it

Daniel has fixed  twenty eighth  Thursday   a meeting at Mrs hanz  the violin store   lady  at her place  at nine thirty  night 

His heart jumped out of his chest,  Mrs hand was  Daniel's  closest friend,  that fat woman was quite talkative,  once started  sge refused to shut up, , Daniel liked  her because she was a great gossip and Daniel got to know what was happening to who in town 

Daniel was desperately trying to contact  Stevenson for past several days  and now the meeting between Stevenson and Daniel was arranged  at hand s house