Thus stood matters, when Dr. Gilbert's "officiator" the word servant was abolished as non-republican announced at nine in the evening that his carriage was at the door.
He donned his hat, buttoned up his outer coat, and was going out, when he saw the door-way blocked by a man in a cloak and a slouch hat. Gilbert recoiled a step, for all was hostile that came in the dark at such a period.
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