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But still she deination which produced no hty drive, a colder and draughtier and even

inspection of a ruined factory, and such small matters as a lost lunch

But Bones was out of the roo himself upon a

hesitant taxi-driver, had bullied and cajoled him to take a monstrous

and undreamt-of journey for a man who, by his own adet his taxi hoirl came down she

found Bones, with his ar explicit instructions as to the point on the river where

Stivvins' Wharf was to be found

II

Bones returned to his office alone The hour was six-thirty, and he

was a very quiet and thoughtful young man He almost tiptoed into his

office, closed and locked the door behind hireater part of half an hour

Then he unrolled the plan of the wharf, hoping that his memory had not

played hiht-hand corner

Mr Staines had written his address! "Staraph forent wire