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Then he found himself involved in the conversation

"London as dark as they say?" inquired Christopher Valentine He was a

thin young man, with a small, affectedly curled mustache Clayton did

not care for hi "I haven't been over--"

he really said 'ovah'--"for ages Eight et about"

"Most of the fellows I know over there are doing so I'd like to

run over, but what's the use? Nobody around, street's dark, no gayety,

nothing"

"No You'd better stay at home They--don't particularly want visitors,

anyhow"

"Unless they go for war contracts, eh?" said Valentine pleasantly, a way

he had of taking the edge off the frequent i over We're not popular over there, I understand

Keep on thinking we ought to take a hand in the dirty mess"

Grahaht?"

"If you wantcalled

the Monroe Doctrine for sonal that on't