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“This froth looks like soapsuds,” he complained.,"I should think I do, sir," answered Paul, grinning.,"Half-an-hour will be sufficient," said the major, in a serious voice. "I wish you to tell me what took place on the night you were drugged.","And why not, may I ask, David?",“We know how you feel!” Link O’Day laughed. “According to you, Rockefeller hasn’t anything on the youngest cub of an engineer so long as the cub is one of the Reclamation Service’s outfit. Therefore your opinion isn’t worth anything in this case.”,"His name ain't Hinter," said Billy. "It's Jacobs.","Enjoying myself?—No, I never do that," says Rodney, with unexpected frankness.,"It certainly is so," assented Jen, astonished to hear her put his suspicions into such plain words. "Mr. Alymer was killed by means of this poison. It was used again to render my servant insensible while the body was stolen. So I thought--","No; I understand. You have explained the affair of the handkerchief clearly. All the points have been elucidated save that dealing with the perfume.","It is the most unhappy thing I ever heard of," begins Doatie, desperately. "What Lady Rodney can see to dislike in you, Mona, I can't imagine. But the fact is, she is hateful to you. Now, we," glancing at Violet, "who are not particularly amiable, are beloved by her, whilst you, who are all 'sweetness and light,' she detests most heartily.","By no means; and Dido manufactured the poison which was used.","We have heard of her, but not as we could wish, sister," said Captain Acton. "But what have you done to find her, or to hear of her?".