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But Aegidius , looking down from his wall , saw the strong , stern face of his young friend and loved him and knew that , at last , the pursuit was at an end ... . Bunning came in . Bunning came in . The little silver clock had just struck a quarter to one . The match was at half-past two . Olva knew at his first sight of Bunning that something had happened . The man seemed dazed , he dragged his great legs slowly after him and planted them on the floor as though he wanted something that was secure , like a man who had begun desperately to slip down a crevasse .