The Twin Detectives; or, The Robbers of the Tomb — page 59: what you’re looking at

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50 THE TWIN DETECTIVES. He consoled himself by thinking he would reach New York first, and be ready to meet them. This was a comfort, but then he feared they might not leave England at all; in which case he would lose all trace - of them, and all hope of receiving the reward offered for their apprehension. He fretted with impatience over the length of the voy- age. 3 At last it was over. New York was near. He stood on deck as the steamer passed up to the dock, and saw an ex- pectant crowd waiting to meet friends on board. Standing alone near the end of the pier, Bob Brierly saw —himself ! As a man sees himself in a mirror, so he saw himself standing there before him. ‘*Am I dreaming?” he said, aloud. “T ouess not,” replied one of the ship’s officers. ‘‘Who is the man in the light overcoat standing there, to the left of that group of ladies?” ‘That is Charlie Hudson, one of the smartest detectives in New York,” replied the man. ‘<A detective, too!” muttered Bob. ‘Yes, a detective. JI guess we must have some suspicious characters on board. Hudson doesn’t waste much of his time. He’s on the lookout for some one.” Bob was silent, lost in reflection, and he kept his eyes fixed on the young man who watched the crowd on the steamer’s deck. Brierly still wore his disguise, or every one present would have noticed the remarkable resemblance between the two men. | They were exactly alike—in age, size, COM Roe every- thing. ‘““A detective!” said Bob to himself. ‘‘Tll introduce myself,” (aCe) Gomicbooks