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When the three wanderers arrive, at Erlach Court a little after midnight, they find the rest in the dining-room, still sitting around the remains of a very much over-cooked dinner. Stasy, in a pink peignoir, hails Rohritz upon his entrance with, "I have won my bet, -- six pair of Jouvin's gloves from Katrine. I wagered you would be late -- ha! ha!"
"A fact easy to foresee, in view of the condition of the horses and the roads," Rohritz rejoins, frowning.