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It is certainly singular that one of the two men should have been the fellow who was up at the inn , but it may be only a matter of coincidence . '' `` I do n't know , Mark ; I do n't say that singular coincidences do n't occur , but I have not much faith in them . Still , if they were journeying down to attack the house last night they would hardly have stopped travelers by the way when there was a rich booty awaiting them , as they evidently believed there was , or that man would not have come down specially to make inquiries . My own impression is that when they heard that we should return in two or three days one of them watched us in London , and as soon as they learned that we were to start for home at five o'clock they came down here to stop us . They would hardly have done that merely to get our watches and what money we had in our pockets . '' `` No , I should think not , father ; but they might be friends of men who have got into trouble at Reigate , and , as you are chairman of the bench , may have had a special grudge against you for their conviction . '' `` That is , of course , possible , and I hope that it is so . ''