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At any rate, the presence of the seal in this house will involve you in difficult explanations. Why is it here? How did it come here? Why are you known as the Reverend James Tattersby, the missionary, at Goring-Streatley, and as Mr. A. J. Raffles, the cricketer and man of the world, at Dorrington Hall, to say nothing of the Cliveden plate
"No, I can't say that I am, but if I lived in a town like this, and could afford it, you bet I'd have one." "But where aire yer goin' ter keep it? We shore can't take it up ter our room." "Not exactly," laughed Ted. "You forget that we have friends in this man's town." "Not a whole heap." "What's the matter with Don Dorrington?" "By ginger, that's so.
"Shall I telephone to you?" He nodded. "Telephone me at home," he said. "Tell Dorrington, or Huntley whichever you see that the affair must be closed up either dropped or settled. The risk is too great. My other work is becoming more and more important every day. I ought not to be mixed up with this sort of thing at all, Violet." "Why are you?" she asked. "Money," he answered.
"With that understanding, Jenkins, I'll tell you the story of the Dorrington Ruby Seal, in which some crime, a good deal of romance, and my ancestry are involved." "Lord Dorrington, as you may have heard," said Raffles Holmes, leaning back in my easy-chair and gazing reflectively up at the ceiling, "was chiefly famous in England as a sporting peer.
Pemberton noted how much less, among its curiosities, Lord Dorrington carried himself as a man of the world; wondering too whether, for such services, his companions took a fee from him. The autumn at any rate waned, the Dorringtons departed, and Lord Verschoyle, the eldest son, had proposed neither for Amy nor for Paula.
The thing to do, clearly was to visit Miss Tattersby during her father's absence, and, if possible, ascertain from just how she had come into possession of the seal, before taking further steps in the matter. This he did. Making sure, to begin with, that Raffles was to remain at Dorrington Hall for the coming ten days, Holmes had himself telegraphed for and returned to London.
This was a flawless ruby, valued at some six or seven thousand pounds sterling, in which had been cut the Deering arms surrounded by a garter upon which were engraved the words, 'Deering Ton, which the family, upon Sir Arthur's elevation to the peerage in 1836, took as its title, or Dorrington. His lordship was almost prostrated by the loss.
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Later they were troubled unless Mother Samuel were kept in the house, or unless they were taken to her house. This device seems to have been originally suggested by the children to try Mother Samuel's guilt. The clergyman, "Doctor Dorrington," had been one of the leaders in prosecuting them.
"Please hold the line." Saton waited. Soon a familiar voice came. "Who is that?" it asked. "Bertrand Saton," Saton answered. "Listen," the voice said. "I am Huntley. I speak from Folkestone. I am crossing to-night to Paris. Dorrington is already on ahead. Someone has been employing detectives to track us down. It commenced with that letter the one for which you settled terms yourself. You hear?"
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