'the treasure will be there whenever we go for it ; and while i could fetch it now , and catch up with you in a moon or two , i shall feel safer for you to know that you are not alone on the trail . at another time , under other circumstances , we might have been friends , he thought . ill have a whole new chapter now . for the first time in months - since i 'd died - ! slower this time , take your time . the lobby and rows of post office boxes were empty . 