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 covered, and discuss with her what could be done. But when he walked into the room in which he expected to find her, he looked for her in vain, and eventually failing to locate her he approached the manageress.

"I can't say where Avice Mortover is," said that lady, somewhat sharply. "She has not been here for the last few days, and she's sent no explanation of her absence."