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Let us rather think of ourselves . Have you money ? '' `` Yes -- I have sufficient . '' `` It is now eight o'clock -- this newspaper -- this precious _ Beacon _ is now casting its light into some dark intellects in London . It will take those intellects two hours to assimilate the information , and one more hour to proceed to action . You have , therefore , three hours in which to make yourself scarce . '' `` I have arranged that , '' replied the old man calmly .