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"I suppose so," he said, dully "Is it near? I'll go et a

room"

"That's my advice I'll look in later, and if the stupor continues I'll

have in a consultant" He picked up his bag and stood looking down at

the bed "Big fine-looking chap, isn't he?" he coet the ao over him properly

I'd call a rip of a

situation that was toothe bell It was

answered by the elderly maid who took care of his own bedroo over the situation, Bassett was to wonder, and

not to knohether chance or design brought the Thoroht At the tiic

chance, the sa

letter that had brought hiedy by that faded woman with her tired dispirited voice and

her ash colored hair streaked with gray, assue and mysterious

There were tier had

made him throttle her then and there, so she could not have raised her

shrill, alar All he saas a woman