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If he could gain a hint of the possible intentions of the fugitive he might be able to meet them. There was a vague chance that either Ivan Abramovitch or Condit might be induced to volunteer a statement, although the possibility was remote. In America or France there would have been ways of forcing them to speak. In England it was impossible.
Another warder opened one of the heavy cell doors, and a man seated on a low bed looked up with a frown of recognition. The superintendent remained standing by the doorway. "Sorry to trouble you, Abramovitch," he said briskly. "I just wanted to have a little talk with you." Ivan rose and deliberately turned his back. "You must go to my solicitor if you have any questions to ask," he said sullenly.
Abramovitch if the room at the back of the house was still empty, and hearing that it was I moved into it the same day. That was a small and not a very wise economy. My new room was cheerless as well as dark, with no sights but the clothes that were drying from the pulley-lines and no sounds but the whoops of the boys of the neighbourhood playing at "Red Indians" on the top of the yard walls.
Lola's alibi which is proved to be false, if what Grell and Abramovitch say is true helped to blind me. I was thrown off, too, by the finger-prints on the blotting-pad, which corresponded to those on the dagger, and also to those on the typewritten warning which Ivan sent me.
What's wrong?" he demanded. The veteran chief detective-inspector pulled at his moustache. "I don't know, sir, yet. You've come just in time. Waverley is missing. "Waverley missing! That's nonsense. He was put on to relieve Norman in shadowing Ivan Abramovitch." "He's missing," repeated the other doggedly.
"I didn't come down here specially for that reason," smiled the superintendent. "I wanted to get hold of Ivan Abramovitch, and everything else was purely incidental." "They're waiting for you to settle who shall be charged with what," said Thornton. "Be as quick as you can, and I'll wait and give you a lift back in the car. I'll not be happy till I've heard all about this."
"That's very good of you, I'm sure," said Grell, and a smile illumined his face as he added: "Though I don't know why this matter should increase your respect." "Don't you?" said Foyle, laying stress on his words and eyeing the other meaningly. "Suppose it is because since I left you this morning, Ivan Abramovitch has made a full statement to me?"
And as he's carried out one or two political missions for the United States, I suppose he's had to know some of these people. To-morrow or the next day, I expect to have the records of both Ivan Abramovitch and Condit. It will all help, though the bearing on the murder is perhaps indirect."
Shall she, because she is a Christian, dishonour a good Jewish house? No! The hand of the Lord would go out against me." "But she is homeless, and she hath been a good servant to thee, Israel. Give her time to find another shelter." There was a moment of silence after that, and then the Jew said: "Very well! It shall not be said that Israel Abramovitch knows not to temper justice with mercy."
She's as slippery as an eel; but if the Liverpool people can get hold of her we may reckon she'll be kept safe for a few weeks on the charge of drugging Blake. Then there's Ivan Abramovitch. We may be able to lay our fingers on him. If there's any more in this business I don't know 'em; but every one of the gang we take means so much less help for Grell."
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