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THE Bucklands spent very little time over their supper at the Hotel Europa. Not knowing how far behind the pursuers were, Maurice hid under his imperturbable mien a very real anxiety. George, for his part, was much concerned about the gyro-car. After so long a journey as he had just made, a railway engine would have a thorough overhauling; but there was no time for more than a rapid examination of his mechanism. He required petrol and oil; the hour was late, and no doubt all the establishments where these essentials could be procured had been closed long ago. It was just possible that they might be obtained in the garage of the hotel; so, after satisfying his hunger, he left Maurice to attend to the wants of his inanimate steed.
Maurice, as he sipped his coffee, found himself wishing that someone had invented a means of seeing in the dark, or of hearing at immense distances. If he had possessed either of those as yet hitherto unattained powers, he might have indulged in the sleep he needed, with a mind at ease.