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‘I observed you this afternoon, Mr Strongrock,’ the Earl of Leeds stated ‘You were outside the Liechtenstein E their zeppelins You watched the newspaper reporters and then questioned thereat deal of attention to my movements,’ Kai said There was an undertone of threat to his voice

The Earl of Leeds tilted his hand ‘Call , in a very unofficial capacity’

Kai raised an eyebrow, and sliced into his steak ‘Oh?’

‘Indeed,’ Vale said He smiled a little

And it was at that moment that Irene remembered where she’d seen his face before She’d picked up soet a quick impression of the current political and tee of one; shot half in profile, with hiraph taken The caption had been NOTED DETECTIVE CONSULTS WITH BRITISH MUSEUM

Irene continued to eat, thinking furiously If their co the Liechtenstein E with the British Museum – they were either unexpectedly lucky, or in very serious trouble

‘So,’ Kai said ‘Leaving aside that I saw no sign of your following me’

‘That,’ Vale said s you’

Kai choked slightly on his wine ‘Pardonabout my activities?’

Vale’s srock, the fact that theythe sa the same hare, I would rather that you did not start it and cause us both to lose it’