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"Excuse h "Perhaps

you would like to know that Mr Fyne is upstairs with Captain Anthony at

this moment"

She uttered a faint "Ah! Mr Fyne!" I could read in her eyes that she

had recognized rin of which I was conscious I raised my hat She responded with a

slow inclination of the head while her lulance see here?"

"I ca," I said in a businesslike

tone "I have to see a friend in East India Dock Fyne and I parted

this ardedeyes"Mrs Fyne did not come with her husband," I went

on, then hesitated before that white face so still in the pearly shadow

thron by the hat-bri

Her eyelids fluttered slowly over the fixed stare I iine she was not

way from here,"

she whispered

I said perfunctorily, "Do you?" And we re at each other