At first he thought of turning round and facing the man sharply.
But this, he reflected, might lead to a rupture.
A rupture was to be most carefully avoided.
He was determined, however, to assure himself that he was followed.
With this view, he made a circuitous tour of the city.
Still the man was there like his very shadow.
"This is unendurable," muttered Jack.
So he drew up short.
Grasping a pistol, which he carried in his pocket, with a nervous grip, he waited for the man to come up.
But the man did not come up.