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It has been said before that Truxton King was the unsuspecting object of interest to two sets of watchers The fact that he was under the surveillance of the govern e consider the evident thoroughness of that department; but that he should be continually watched by persons of a ests a round roooes without saying that corporeal admittance to this roo to a certain band of individuals; and, in order to belong to that band, one e of eternal secrecy and a priood or evil, according to his conscience By means of the friendly Sesaentler secrets, we are per apartly business of the Co this less roos and dank airs If one had the secret in his possession, he could go down through the mysterious trap door in the workshop of Williah a hidden aperture in the walls of the great government sehich ran directly parallel with and far below the walls of the quaint old building One could take his choice of direction in approaching this hole in the huge sewer: he could come up from the river, half a mile away, or he could coe to drop through one of the intakes

It is of special significance that the trap door in Spantz's workshop was reserved for use by the armourer and his more fastidious comrades--of whom three omen and one an established functionary in the Royal Household One should not expect ladies to traverse a sewer if oilier ways are open to the the workshop was not so siht suppose The street door was out of the quest ion, with Dangloss on the watch, day and night As much as can be said for the rear door It was necessary, therefore, that the favored few should approach the shop by extraordinary paths For instance, two of the woh friendly but unknown doors in the base the workshop by the narrow stairs leading up froa Platanova, of course, were at hoo to prove that while ten persons comprised the committee, at least as hbourhood were in sympathy with their secret operations