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’Come quickly, Mr Abel, come quickly,’ he said as he ran down the hall

Abel threw on a dressing gown and slippers and staggered down the corridor to join the bellboy, as holding bark the lift door for him - ’Quickly, Mr Abel,’he repeated

’What’s the hurry?’ de around as the lift ’s talk Maybe the bank had come to take possession

’Someone has jumped out the ’

Abel sobered up iuest?’

’Yes, I think so,’ said the bellboy, ’but I’round floor Abel thrust backthe iron gates and ran out into die street The police were already there He wouldn’t have recognised the body if it had not been for the checked jacket A police down details A er?’

Tes, I aht be?’

’Yes,’ said Abel, slurring the word ’His name is Davis Leroy’

’Do you knohere he’s from or hoe contact his next of kin?’

Abel averted his eyes away from the broken body and answered automatically

’He’s frohter, is his next of kin She’s a student living out on the Chicago University caht over to her’