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"It is true, my friend I am much worried"

"Why?"

"Because Madear in her coffee"

"What? You cannot be serious?"

"But I a there that I do not understand My instinct was right"

"What instinct?"

"The instinct that ledthose coffee-cups Chut! no more now!"

We followed John into his study, and he closed the door behind us

Mr Wells was a pleasant e, with keen eyes, and the typical lawyer's mouth John introduced us both, and explained the reason of our presence

"You will understand, Wells," he added, "that this is all strictly private We are still hoping that there will turn out to be no need for investigation of any kind"

"Quite so, quite so," said Mr Wells soothingly "I e could have spared you the pain and publicity of an inquest, but of course it's quite unavoidable in the absence of a doctor's certificate"