The Secret Adversary

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Tuppence shook her head.

"No, no. It's all right." She took Jane's hand in hers. "Tommy wouldn't
have told us to do this unless he was sure we'd be all right."

"But he doesn't know them as I do!" The girl shivered. "You can't
understand. Five years! Five long years! Sometimes I thought I should go
mad."

"Never mind. It's all over."

"Is it?"

The train was moving now, speeding through the night at a gradually
increasing rate. Suddenly Jane Finn started up.

"What was that? I thought I saw a face--looking in through the window."