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months, had then carefully locked our room, 

 pocketed the key, and gone off snipe- shooting 

 to Poti. 



I hope I may be forgiven the short 

 anathema which I uttered when, having kicked 

 the door open, I found Frank had been equally 

 careful with regard to the locks and keys of 

 the cupboards and drawers within the room. 



But by the time I had taken a Turkish 

 bath — an operation which, if the subject 

 thereof likes it, may be drawn out to any 

 extent — and had found a hair-cutter willing to 

 cut my hair for double the ordinary price, 

 which was not exorbitant, considering the 

 amount he had to remove, Frank and the keys 

 were hurrying to join me in answer to my 

 telegram. 



