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Rh silent-footed electric broughams made known their advent by their clear metallic bells, and the two turned more briskly up Hamilton Place.

asked Ginger.

said Bilton.

said Ginger, quite unable to stifle the curiosity he felt.

said Ginger.

said Ginger.

asked Bilton.

Gallio was in, and very much at Bilton's service. Personally, he detested the man, but he liked his way of doing business, and he particularly liked the business he had come to do. Bertie's consent had been received by cable that afternoon, and a short half-hour was sufficient to draw up