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-two  tables  away  in the  small restaurant  drinking  his  dishwater  taste tea  he  looked  at  the  man  who  looked  familiar  but  he  could not  recognise  him nor  could  recall  when and  where  had  they  met  before, straining  his   memory  he  diverted  his  mind  to  think of  other  things  for  instance  the  leather  bag  placed  on his  table  attracting  attention of  all, very  expensive  stuff  to  put  it  on the  dirty   floor  of  the  hotel , the  man  smiled  and  he  got  up  to  sit  with  at  his  table  if  he  did  not  mind, telling  him not  to  keep  his  bag  like  that  for  there  were  informers  who  sent  messages  to  their  gangs  and  robbers  waited  in wait