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"Don't dine on the professor's old papers by mistake," he cried, as he vanished down the street. Dr. Laidlaw went up to his study at the top of the house. Half way down he met his housekeeper, Mrs. Fewings. She was flustered and excited, and her face was very red and perspiring. "There've been burglars here," she cried excitedly, "or something funny! All your things is just any'ow, sir.
"Throw them on the dust heap, Mrs. Fewings, and and let me know if anything is missing in the house, and I will notify the police this evening." When she left the room he went into the laboratory and took his watch off the skeleton's fingers. His face wore a troubled expression, but after a moment's thought it cleared again. His memory was a complete blank.
I found everything all about everywhere!" She was very confused. In this orderly and very precise establishment it was unusual to find a thing out of place. "Oh, my specimens!" cried the doctor, dashing up the rest of the stairs at top speed. "Have they been touched or " He flew to the door of the laboratory. Mrs. Fewings panted up heavily behind him.
He began to wonder what kind of burglars they were. He looked up sharply at Mrs. Fewings standing in the doorway. For a moment he seemed to cast about in his mind for something. "Odd," he said at length. "I only left here an hour ago and everything was all right then." "Was it, sir? Yes, sir." She glanced sharply at him.
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