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“I bumped into a Webley-Fosbery”

Strone stopped walking and looked at Archie “Hmmm You never mentioned that on the boat”

“Auto small talk”

“I say, are you in the insurance trade like your friend Bell?”

“Isaac Bell and I will re as you remain ‘retired’”

A sray mustache

“One does not step out of retirement willy-nilly”

“What if I gave you a good reason?”

“I pride h one man’s reason could be another man’s poison”

“Then I won’t give you a reason I’ll give you a name”

“A name?”

“Se on Strone’s face move except his pupils, which narrowed momentarily

“Can’t say it rings a bell, old boy,” Strone lied

“Christian Semmler”

“No I don’t believe—”