After a full half hour of uninterrupted silence, Klein opened his eyes and slowly rose to his feet.
He took his cane, put on his hat, and left the cathedral, taking a rental carriage back to Minsk Street in the dark.
At this moment, the vigilance and surveillance of the surrounding area had inevitably relaxed, turning into the shadows under the light of the gas lamps.
Shortly after midnight, Klein took out his key, opened the door to his house, and entered the empty guest rooms to search for the Book of Secrets.
It didn't take him much effort to find the old book, bound in thick goatskin, in the wardrobe in a room on the first floor.
The hardcover of the book was dark black, with two lines of Hermes written in crimson:
"Book of Secrets.
"Klarman."
