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INCIDENTS AND PREDICAMENTS 105porter set the typewriter upon the bed and askedhim if he recognizedit. Oh, yes. He knew it.Well, when had it been handed in ? Tom ponderedprofoundly, and I was glad of that. I didnot want him to make up his mind in a hurry." Think, Tom," said I." Do you remember ?" demanded the porter.We waited."Aye," said Tom suddenly, his sleepy countenancelighting up," I mind the noo. I kenfine.It was handit in by a French toorist off the9.50."As the Wanderer had not left Edinburgh tillten that did not help us much. Back we went tothe station and left the typewriter. And then Iset out to try the hotels and other likely places.It was getting pretty late and I had some difficultyin breaking into some of them : and I metwith many more flights of dark stone steps beforeI was done. So at last I lit my lamp again,which instantly and finally went out, got on thebicycle and returned unilluminated to SIEGLINDA.She had reached Hawick but if so, why hadshe not got the telegram?She had not reached Hawick but if so, howhad the typewriter got there ?Even if she had failed to get the telegram she