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`` Better turn in , too , if you want to see us off . '' `` My dear Jaff , '' said I , `` you have always bewildered me , and when I contemplate this new caprice I am beyond the phenomenon of bewilderment . But in one respect my mind retains its serene equipoise . Nothing short of an Act of God shall drag me from my bed at half-past four in the morning . '' `` I wanted to give you a few last instructions . '' `` Give them to me now , '' said I . He handed me the key of his chambers .