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"You fellows needn't have anything to do with it; I'll go and tell Dr. Denson myself." "No; I'll come too," said Jack. "So'll I," added Mugford; and off they started.
The Misses Bridge, Miss Kinslow, Miss Neff and Miss Bell also looked attractive. Dr. Gates, Dr. Judell, Miss Simon, Mrs. Rothenberg, Mrs. Denson, Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Yates, the Misses Hunter, Mrs. Barnard, Miss James, Mrs. Ross, A. W. Morton, Jr., and Mrs. Krull went to such a lot of trouble to get up their interesting costumes.
If you abolish the private owner, I admit you abolish a very complex and clumsy way of getting businesses run, land controlled and things in general administered, but you don't get rid of the need of administration, you know." "Democracy," said Chris Robinson. "Organised somehow," said Denson. "And it's just the How perplexes me.
The apparent motivelessness of the thing makes the mystery all the darker, and the circumstances we are acquainted with, instead of helping us, seem to complicate the puzzle. "What was it that Denson feared when he left those diamonds behind him, when he might have carried them away?
There the housekeeper, who inhabited a uniform and a glass box opposite the foot of the first flight of stairs, directed Hewitt, with the remark that the gentleman was very impatient and very much upset. "Third floor, sir, second door on the right; name Denson on the door. There's no lift." "W.F. Denson" was the complete name, followed by the line "Foreign and Commission Agent."
The others" he made a gesture of contempt "they are mere vulgar tools. They will have their rewards if they are faithful, of course; if not well, you remember Denson in the Samuel diamond business? He was not faithful, and there was an end of him. I may tell you that Denson was made an example, for one was needed.
"It will be better to begin at the beginning. First, I should like to know your name, and a few such particulars as that." "Lewis Samuel, Hatton Garden 150, Hatton Garden tiamont merchant." "Yes. And what is your connection with Mr. Denson?" "Business just business," Samuel responded. He pronounced it "pishness," and it seemed his favourite word. "Like this; I will tell you.
"See there," he said, "that is how Denson left the building without passing the housekeeper's box! And now I'm going to make another shot. See here. This key on Denson's bunch attracted my attention because of its noticeable newness compared with most of the others. Most of the others, I say, because there is one other just as bright see! This small one.
Jack Vance leaned over to whisper something in his ear, when their attention was attracted by an exclamation of surprise from Dr. Denson. "Aha! what does this mean? Look here, Allingford." Every member of the company edged forward, and looking down at what lay on the writing-table, saw in a moment that the mystery was solved.
I'd like t' have ye take a look at it, fore ye go. 'Course, I expect t' pay ye." The Old Man winked appreciatively at Chip before he came humanely to the rescue and explained that his sister was not a horse doctor, and Mr. Denson, looking very disappointed, reiterated his invitation to enter. Mrs.
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