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He had no fear that Penurot would attempt flight. He felt absolutely sure of this gentleman. On arriving at his office close to the Duke of Wellington Hotel, Heideck found his staff extremely busy. One lieutenant was looking through the French and German newspapers for important information; another was studying the Russian and English journals.
"I know nothing about that, Herr major. I have told you everything I know. No vessel can go further up the Schelde than Ternenzen, and I can unload at Breskens just as well as at Ternenzen and send the goods by rail to Antwerp." "Now, Brandelaar, go upstairs again and send M. Penurot down to me." With heavy tread the skipper mounted the narrow ladder, and almost at once Penurot entered.
"I have my cargo to sell for the firm of Van Spranekhuizen, and I don't care a damn for war or spying. I beg the Herr major to put in a good word for me. I had no suspicion of what was inside the bread." "So this Penurot has drawn you into the affair without your knowing it. Did he intend to go with you to Antwerp?" "I will tell you the whole truth, Herr major!
It is really of interest to me to make your business friend's acquaintance." The second visitor now thought it advisable to introduce himself. "My name is Camille Penurot," said he; "I am a grocer in Breskens. Maaning Brandelaar has offered to sell me his cargo, and I have come with him to inspect the goods."
He said I could look at the cargo and discuss whether it should be unloaded here or at Ternenzen." "Now, M. Penurot, I will tell you something. You will go with me to Antwerp, where I will call on Herr Amelungen and convince myself whether you are really as innocent as you say, and as I shall be glad to believe you are for the present." The grocer appeared to be getting still more uneasy.
Penurot is an agent who does all kinds of business." "Oh! and what does the owner, Mynheer van Spranekhuizen, say to your having anything to do with such things as the conveyance of these loaves?" "Mynheer van Spranekhuizen and Mynheer Amelungen are near relations." "In other words, these two gentlemen have agreed to send the Bressay from the Shetlands to Dover, and from Dover to Antwerp."
Admiral Hollway at Dover, who is in control of the intelligence department for the Channel and the coast from Cuxhaven to Brest, gave me the two loaves for Camille Penurot. That is all I know of the matter." "Was it the first time you had to carry out such commissions for Admiral Hollway?" "So help me God, the first time!" "But Penurot was not meant to keep these peculiar loaves for himself?
It is, above all, necessary to find out the persons of higher rank who prudently contrive to keep themselves in the background." "I wish you success." "Before going to Antwerp, whither M. Penurot is to accompany me to-morrow, I should like to make a report to the Imperial Chancellor. May I ask you to let me have a boat to-morrow morning to go to Flushing?" "Certainly.
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