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"Surely not?" said George

"What the devil do you mean--surely not?"

"I've been in the cab all the time, and I should have noticed it"

At this juncture the block in the traffic was relieved, and the cab

bowled sain halted

George, protruding from thelike a snail, was entertained by

the spectacle of the pursuit The hunt was up Short of throwing

his head up and baying, the stout young man behaved exactly as a

bloodhound in similar circumstances would have conducted itself He

broke into a jerky gallop, attended by his self-appointed

associates; and, considering that the young er boy considered it unprofessional to hurry, that the

shop girl had doubts as to whether sprinting was quite ladylike,

and that the two Boheait than a

shuffle for the first occasion in eleven years, the cavalcade ood time The cab was still stationary when they arrived in a

body

"Here he is, guv'nor," said thea bead of

perspiration with the rushBohee affably "And what can I do for you?"

The s The point seemed