Juliusreappearedsomeminuteslater, , hesaiddecisively:
"Atanyrate, you''sthelarder?"
Tuppencedirectedhim, andhereturnedinafewminuteswithacoldpieandthreeplates.
Afteraheartymeal, .
"Andnow, MissTuppence," saidSirJames, "wewanttohearyouradventures."
"That'sso," agreedJulius.
"Bully." SirJamessaidnothinguntilshehadfinished, whenhisquiet "welldone, MissTuppence," madeherflushwithpleasure.
"There'sonethingIdon'tgetclearly," saidJulius."Whatputheruptoclearingout?"
"Idon'tknow," confessedTuppence.
SirJamesstrokedhischinthoughtfully.
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", Isuppose," saidJuliusscoffingly.
Thelawyerlookedathimdeliberatelyforaminuteortwo.
"Whynot?" hesaid."Remember, youyourselfhaveoncebeenworstedbyhim."
Juliusflushedwithvexation.
"IfeeljustmadwhenIthinkofhowIhandedoutJane', ifIeverlayhandsonitagain, I'llfreezeontoitlike—likehell!"
"Thatcontingencyislikelytobearemoteone," saidtheotherdryly.
"Iguessyou'reright," saidJuliusfrankly."And, inanycase, it'stheoriginalI', SirJames?"
Thelawyershookhishead.
"'veaverygoodideawhereshehasbeen."
"Youhave? Where?"
SirJamessmiled.
"Atthesceneofyournocturnaladventures, theBournemouthnursinghome."
"There? ."
"No, mydearsir, , ifthegirlhadbeenplacedthereitwouldalmostcertainlybeunderanassumedname."
"Bullyforyou," criedJulius."Ineverthoughtofthat!"
"Itwasfairlyobvious," saidtheother.
"Perhapsthedoctor'sinittoo," suggestedTuppence.
Juliusshookhishead.
"Idon', I''sallright."
"Hall, didyousay?" askedSirJames."Thatiscurious—reallyverycurious."
"Why?" demandedTuppence.
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