Did one of the students from that academic expedition spot you? No matter. You drift around the shadows of the silent, empty Quarter to no result. Has your quarry been tipped off? Are you on a fool's errand?
Where would you hide if you had a stolen cypher? […] Somewhere where a reading-lamp might not be noticed. You come to the remains of a villa near a row of stone horses.[…] It sounds like someone is writing in there.