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He took up my points very quickly , saw what I wanted without any lengthened explanations , and expressed a willingness to serve me . So much pleased was I with this interview , that I had no fear that my enemy would not be well looked after . After that I took train for Dover , and prepared to track Kaffar , if possible , wherever he had gone , not realizing at the time the task I had proposed for myself . I thought I made a forward step at Dover , for , on inquiring at an hotel there , I found that a man answering to Kaffar 's description had engaged a bedroom for one night , and had gone on to Calais by the midday boat , in time to catch the express for Paris . `` Did this gentleman have any luggage ? '' I asked . The hotel proprietor did not think the gentleman carried any luggage , but he would inquire .