Chapter 27: The Luck of the Stowaway

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌⁠At Esens Station I reversed my Norden tactics, jumped out smartly, and got to the door of egress first of all, gave up my ticket, and hung about the gate of the station under cover of darkness. Fortune smiled still; there was no vehicle in waiting at all, and there were only half a dozen passengers. Two of these were the cloaked gentlemen who had been so nearly left behind at Norden, and another w