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Updated: May 5, 2025

But no, in spite of the now-risen sun, it was still early morning; the Pension Malfait was sunk in sleep. Chester went back to bed. He felt tired, disturbed, uneasy; sleep was out of the question; so he lay back, and with widely-open eyes, began to think of Sylvia Bailey and of the strange events of the night before. He lived again the long hour he had spent at the Casino.

Marie Belloc Lowndes - The Chink in the Armour