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 do his bit of business with Miss Tandy first, and then join me at Henekey's afterwards—he'd know quite well that I shouldn't mind waiting half or even an hour for him. But there it is, mister—that's where I was. And if you know of any misguided person who doubts my word, you can send 'em to make enquiry at Henekey's—they know me well enough there—been going there regularly for the last thirty years!"

Wedgwood felt that Stainsby's suggestion had had all the pith taken out of it; it suddenly became limp. Still, left alone, he was wondering if Thomas Wraypoole's apparent candour did not cover a good deal of duplicity, when a police-constable appeared, to say that a young lady was anxious to have speech with him—about the case.