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We shall make a purely family party . '' Thorpe hesitated for only a further second . `` All right . Charing Cross , 5:15 , '' he said then , with the grave brevity of one who announces a momentous decision . He stood still , looking into the fire , for a few moments after his companion had gone . Then , going to a closet at the end of the room , he brought forth his coat and hat ; something prompted him to hold them up , and scrutinize them under the bright light of the electric globe . He put them on , then , with a smile , half-scornful , half-amused , playing in his beard .