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 Her arm through Jane’s, dragging her along, Tuppence reached the station. Her quick ears caught the sound of the approaching train. ,“Hurry up,” she panted, “or we’ll miss it. ”,They arrived on the platform just as the train came to a standstill. Tuppence opened the door of an empty first-class compartment, and the two girls sank down breathless on the padded seats.,A man looked in, then passed on to the next carriage. Jane started nervously. Her eyes dilated with terror. She looked questioningly at Tuppence.,“Is he one of them, do you think?
” she breathed.,Tuppence shook her head.,“But he doesn’t know them as I do!” The girl shivered. “You can’t understand. Five years! Five long years! Sometimes I thought I should go mad. ”,“Never mind. It’s all over.
”,“Is it?”,The train was moving now, speeding through the night at a gradually increasing rate. Suddenly Jane Finn started up.,“What was that? I thought I saw a face—looking in through the window. ”,