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IN THE ROAR OF THE SEA.
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thread. Next moment the casement was opened and the shadow reappeared.
"Back!" whispered Oliver, sufficiently loud to be heard, and he dexterously threw the stone and the letter through the open window.
Next moment the casement was shut and the curtains were drawn.
He waited for full a quarter of an hour but no answer was returned.
