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However , he had set his heart upon going -- he was so eager to see his beloved picture -- and I did not oppose his wish . In writing our acceptance of the invitation I corrected Mr. Paddington 's error regarding our name , and explained the rechristening we had received in the public prints . On the day of our appointment for dinner at Mr. Paddington 's the newspapers were filled with accounts of a sensational bank robbery , which had occurred in Wall Street the night before . Between midnight and one o'clock in the morning , thieves had entered the Metropolitan Bank , overpowered the watchman , broken into the vaults and stolen half a million dollars in currency without leaving any clew behind them of the slightest value to the police . The subject interested Rayel intensely , and at our breakfast that morning we talked of little else . `` When they have found the thieves what will they do with them ? '' he asked .