Chapter 13: A Double Game and Its Consequences

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​⁠I went to the railway station, and from the time-table gathered that if I left Abo by rail at noon I could be in Petersburg an hour before noon on the morrow, or about four hours before the arrival of the steamer by which the silent girl and her companion were passengers. This I decided upon doing, but before leaving I paid a visit to my friend, Boranski, who, to my surprise and delight, handed me