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She was in two minds whether to open and read it, or merely return it unopened and addressed to Philip Slotman, Esq., Gracebury, London, E.C. But she was a woman. And it takes a considerable amount of strength of will to return unopened and unread a letter to its sender, especially if one is a woman. What might not that letter contain?
It was possible that if she had left the General's she had gone back to take up her work with Slotman again. "I'll risk it," he thought, and went to Gracebury and made his way to Slotman's office. It was a sadly depleted staff that he found in the general office. An ancient man and a young boy represented Mr. Philip Slotman's one-time large clerical staff. "Mr.
At the entrance to Gracebury, which as everyone knows is a cul-de-sac of no considerable extent, Hugh stopped his taxi and got out. He walked down the wide pavement till he came to the familiar door. "I'll see him," he thought. "I'll go in and have a few words with him, just to remind him that his neck is in jeopardy." He went up the stone steps and paused. The door of Mr.
But but anyhow, that brute Slotman shan't worry her while I can crawl about." He was driven to the station the following morning. And now he was in the train for London. "I'll find out a firm of detectives and put 'em on Slotman," he thought, "but first I'll go and have a look round. What's the name of the place? Gracebury."
"Oh, Miss Meredyth has gone to work," she said. "To work?" "Yes, she's a clerk or something in the City. The office is that of Philip Slotman and Company, Number sixteen, Gracebury." "You think that I could see her there?" asked Hugh, who had little knowledge of City offices and their routine and rules, so far as hirelings are concerned. "I suppose you could; you are a friend of hers?" He nodded.
Things have been going from bad to worse with me of late, and I have been obliged to give up the old offices in Gracebury. I often think of the days when we were so much together, as I daresay you do. Naturally I miss you, and naturally I want to see you again. I feel that you seemed to have some objection to my coming to your house.
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