Excerpt from Through the Long Night, Vol. 2 of 3

Was it from ignorance or design that Anthony Harford dispensed with the formalities usual among civilized people, as touching guest and host, and set out for Hindfleet without notice given or time appointed? Even proud folk sometimes condescend to small ruses, and Anthony, though prouder than most, had thus condescended.

He wanted to take his old friends unawares, so that he might test them by that most trustworthy of all personal litmus-papers - surprise.

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