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She apathetically accepted his aid in conducting this intrigue as she would have accepted his aid in putting on her opera-cloak. The curious Soames had read right through the telephone directory from A to Z in quest of East 18642 only to learn that no such number was published. His ingenuity not being great, he could think of no means to learn the address of the mysterious Mr. King.
Having rung up East 18642 and made an appointment with Gianapolis in regard to some letters for Mrs. Leroux, he had been surprised, on reaching the corner of Victoria Street, to find that Gianapolis was not there! He glanced up at the face of Big Ben. Yes for the first time during their business acquaintance, Mr. Gianapolis was late!
Since the very nature of this machine its construction and purpose, alike was unknown to Soames, he had no basis upon which to erect surmises for good or ill. His timid inquiries into the identity of East 18642 had begun and terminated with his labored perusal of the telephone book, a profitless task which had occupied him for the greater part of an evening.
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