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"No. He picked it up in the bedroom.",Before his departure he had left a message for David, who had not made his appearance at breakfast, requesting the young man to be in the library at noon.,"Swear," said he, "that you will not marry Isabella Dallas until you have discovered and punished the murderer of Maurice.","No, no," cried Mrs. Dallas, wringing her hands. "She will catch the train there and go to London. Oh, why didn't you stop her?","Ah, my friend, there comes in the riddle.","Going away, and where, may I ask?","I have failed," he said. "There is nothing left but the devil-stick.","I suppose you delivered that kiss straight from where he gave it to you, Pettie dear," I had the spirit to say as I went over to the desk for my purse.,"No," said Lady Meg, speaking for the first time, "because I did not know if you had come by it honestly.","I can understand all that," interrupted Jen, "but the similarity of the perfumes? I must have that point cleared up.",At first he thought of going into Deanminster for the purpose of speaking with Inspector Arkel about the discovery of the devil-stick; but upon reflection he deemed it wiser not to do so, at all events for the present. Arkel could come only to the same conclusion as himself--namely, that Battersea, innocent of the crime, had picked up the devil-stick on the grounds of Mrs. Dallas. Regarding his suspicions of Etwald, the major determined to keep these to himself until he was in a position to prove them; for if Etwald were guilty, the slightest hint that the police were on his track would be sufficient to put him on his guard. Against so clever a man as the doctor, Arkel, with his clumsy methods, could do nothing. For the present, therefore, Jen decided to hold his tongue.,Judith pulled herself free from Elinor's circling arms and made for the door, pausing on the threshold..