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"He left these chambers at ten-fifteen on Wednesday night," replied the American. "I had never seen him before and I have never seen him since." "Sure?" "Quite." "Could you swear to it before a jury?" "You seem to doubt my word." Detective Inspector Wessex stood up. "Mr. Brinn," he said, "I am in an awkward corner.
"You've a quarter of an hour, gentlemen; we start at ten-fifteen." Mrs. Pendyce, left seated with a vague, ironical smile, ate one mouthful of her buttered toast, now very old and leathery, gave the rest to "the dear dogs," and called: "George! You want a new shooting tie, dear boy; that green one's quite faded. I've been meaning to get some silks down for ages.
"Peter will be terribly disappointed if you don't." So they went, leaving at ten o'clock. At ten-fifteen Beatrice came downstairs, and ran into Monte just as he was about to start his walk. "You're feeling better?" he asked politely. She shook her head. "I I'm afraid I told a fib." "You mean you stayed because you did n't want to go." "Yes. But I did n't say I had a headache."
There he paused, dusted his trousers, which had suffered on the two walls, and strolled meditatively in the direction of the town. Half-past ten had just chimed from the school clock. He was in plenty of time. "What a night!" he said to himself, sniffing as he walked. Now it happened that he was not alone in admiring the beauty of that particular night. At ten-fifteen it had struck Mr.
Rasba shook his head gravely. "How come hit yo' know that man?" "He's used down this riveh ten-fifteen years; besides, he married my sister what's Mrs. Dollis now. Hit were a long time ago, though, 'fore anybody knowed he wa'n't no good. I bet we hearn yo' was comin', Parson. Whiskey Williams said they was a Hallelujah Singer comin' down the Ohio said he could hear him a mile.
You can catch the ten-fifteen up, and return by the twelve-three from Charing Cross." "Very good, sir." "Oh and see that Mr. Sturm gets this, too, will you? If he isn't in, give it to Shaik Tsin to hand to him. Say it's urgent." "Quite so, sir." "That is all. But don't fail to catch the twelve-three back. I must have the papers to-night." "I shan't fail you, sir D.V." "Deo volente?
"Dis what my last massa do to me, 'cause I not quite as smart as he wish. De back am wuss. Oh, if you know'd a bad massa, you'd be thankful to-day for gettin' a good un. Now, what I say is, nobody never knows what's a-goin' to turn up. You just keep quiet an' wait. Some slabes yar hab waited patiently for ten-fifteen year, an' more. What den? Sure to 'scape sooner or later.
If they need you I'll leave you there for a day or two by your leave. We'll take the Green Imp into the city the ten-fifteen doesn't stop here. Then it'll be at the hospital when we want it in the morning. You've twenty minutes to get ready." "Very well, Doctor Burns." The office bell rang. Burns fled toward the inner office.
Will you run down to the office and sit on the lid until I get there?" The secretary's brows went up. "You were to meet several of the directors of the Inter-Ocean Coal and Ore at ten-fifteen," he reminded. "Let them wait," retorted Burton placidly. "I'm usually punctual enough."
"Ten-fifteen," she said curtly. "Please go to your cottages at once. Mr. Duke, why don't you send your company home at ten o'clock?" "Bad manners. Ministers need hospitality more than religion nowadays, they tell us." "Oh, Miss David," cried Miss Tucker, "won't you go out to my tent with me? I feel so nervous to-night."
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