SIRJamesbrushedpastJuliusandhurriedlybentoverthefallenwoman.
"Heart," hesaidsharply."—andquickly, orshe'llslipthroughourfingers.
Juliushurriedtothewashstand.
"Notthere," saidTuppenceoverhershoulder."."
, .
"Touchandgo," hemuttered."Iwishthatyoungfellowwouldhurryupwiththebrandy."
AtthatmomentJuliusre-enteredtheroom, .
"Drinkthis."
, —thenfellbackwithagroan, herhandtoherside.
"It'smyheart," shewhispered."Imustn'ttalk."
Shelaybackwithclosedeyes.
SirJameskepthisfingeronherwristaminutelonger, thenwithdrewitwithanod.
"She'lldonow."
Allthreemovedaway, , andcoulddonothing.
, .
"That'sallright, ! ''tspeakwithoutthecashanyway, youbet!"
Therewascertainlyagooddealofcommonsenseinthis, andTuppencefeltalittlecomforted.
"Whatyousayistrue," saidSirJamesmeditatively."Imustconfess, however, , itcannotbehelped, itisonlyamatterofwaitinguntilthemorning."
.
"Well," saidTuppence, withanattemptatcheerfulness,"wemustwaituntilthemorning, that''tthinkweoughttoleavetheflat.
"Whataboutleavingthatbrightboyofyoursonguard?"
"Albert? 'tstopher."
"Iguessshewon'twanttomaketracksawayfromthedollars."
" '.'"
"What? Realplumbscaredofhim?"
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"Maybeshemeantadictaphone," saidJuliuswithinterest.
"MissTuppenceisright," saidSirJamesquietly."Wemustnotleavetheflat—'ssake."
Juliusstaredathim.
"Youthinkhe'dgetafterher? , even?"
"Youforgetyourownsuggestionofadictaphone,"saidSirJamesdryly.", ifweexerciseallduecare,, , andthatyouandI, , shouldsharethevigil."
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