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This time the man into whose nets he had blundered , merely stood behind a tree , and at sight of his shadowy figure Whitefoot got himself out of the neighbourhood . Men with nets , guns that went off with a bang , and dead things that kicked and bled were connected in Whitefoot 's mind with such night expeditions . So no wonder he betook himself away as quickly and as unobtrusively as possible . But the message that Patsy received was this : _ `` Important see you to-morrow night , smaller avenue gate , ten o'clock . _ `` JEAN . '' To this Patsy had replied , moistening the stub of her `` killevine '' in her mouth as she had been wont to do at school : _ `` Dear Jean , -- of course I shall be there ! '' _ * * * * * Never fell gloaming so slowly for Spy Eben of Stonykirk as that of Friday the 26th of June .