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"We must question your servant," said Arkel, having noted the major's answers in his pocket-book. "He was stunned, I believe?" "No, not Dr. Etwald, but the person who stole the devil-stick." "Thank you so much," she said in a tone of such even sweetness that Patricia felt uncomfortable, though she did not know why..
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"I never give myself unnecessary trouble," he answered, calmly, "and, of course, I knew that I should find you here."I tried logging in using my phone number and I
was supposed to get a verification code text,but didn't
get it. I clicked resend a couple time, tried the "call
me instead" option twice but didn't get a call
either. the trouble shooting had no info on if the call
me instead fails.There was
There was a shout of amazed laughter, but Patricia persisted:
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Of course, busybodies, who saw their well-meant but meddlesome advice thus rejected, were by no means pleased, and some even went so far as to say that the shock of death and disappearance had unsettled Jen's reason. They spoke to David and counseled him to look well after his guardian, and said also that the major, if he had his senses about him, which was doubtful, should engage a smart London detective to investigate the case. But, as has been before stated, Jen had concluded to be his own detective. "You do!" cried Jen, in surprise, "And who told you?" "I can't help it," I gulped in my sleeve. "I did use to like Alfred Bennett. My heart almost broke when he went away. I used to be beautiful and slim, and now I feel as if my own fat ghost has come to haunt me all my life. I am so ashamed! If a woman can't cry over her own dead beauty, what can she cry over?" By this time I was really crying. Griffin it was, in the highest good humor and bursting with news. She did not wait to get out of her coat before she began to unbosom herself to them both, alternately addressing each in turn..
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