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So strongly did Dennis row that he reached the stairs on the north bank of the river, close upon the head of the bridge, while we were yet some four boats' lengths away. He leaped from his boat and was at the head of the stair before we reached the foot, and so he disappeared through an archway that gave access to the bridge.
"Quick, friend! " I cried, as I saw my enemy getting beyond my reach. "If he is once out of sight I shall never find him in this great city."