And the chuckling voice of Lenoir would be heard, exclaiming—
"Ah, traitor! this is nothing to what you will suffer when I have my chance for revenge."
CHAPTER CVI.
TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Three days after Murray and Chivey embarked on their dreary voyage the Harkaway party quitted Marseilles.
The waiter and the diver, so long young Jack's companions in adventure, preferred remaining at Marseilles.
They had no home ties, and had so long been accustomed to a wandering Continental life, that they had no great desire to settle down quietly in England.
However, Harkaway senior made them a handsome present each, and he also presented Monsieur Hocquart Clermont Delamarre with a very substantial proof of his esteem and gratitude, and the detective was further gratified by receiving from the two young ladies, Paquita and Emily, a handsomely-mounted carte de visite portrait.
"And now for home!" exclaimed our young hero.
"You will be sorry when you get there, won't you?" said Emily.