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Tonight, I will be reading another story from the extraordinary adventures of our

Saint-Nopin, Gentleman, Gentleman, by Maurice Leblanc.

So lie down, close your eyes, and let me read you a story.

The Mysterious Traveller

The evening before I had sent my automobile to Rouen by the highway.

I was to travel to Roan by rail on my way to visit some friends that live on the banks

of the Sen.

At Paris, a few minutes before the train started, seven gentlemen entered my compartment, five of them were

smoking. No matter that the journey was a short one, the thought of traveling with such a company

was not agreeable to me, especially as the car was built on the old model without a corridor.

I picked up my overcoat, my newspapers and my timetable, and sought refuge in a

neighbouring compartment. It was occupied by a lady, who, at sight of me, made a gesture of

annoyance that did not escape my notice, and she leaned toward a gentleman who was standing on the step

and was no doubt her husband.

The gentleman scrutinized me closely, and, apparently, my appearance did not displease him,

for he smiled as he spoke to his wife, with the air of one who reassures a frightened child.

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