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It was from the chaplain of the prison and informed him there was a strong prospect of release for Champney Googe at least three months before the end of his term . Father Honoré smiled to himself . He refolded it and laid it in the drawer . Early in the following March , on the arrival of the 3 P.M. train from Hallsport , there was the usual crowd at The Corners ' station to meet it . They watched the passengers as they left the train and commented freely on one and another known to them . `` I 'll bet that 's the new boss at the upper quarries , '' said one , pointing to a short thickset man making his way up the platform . `` Yes , that 's him ; and they 're taking on a gang of new men with him ; they 're in the last car -- there they come !