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PEGGY-IN-THE-RAIN



I'm going out. I may not be home for luncheon."

"Thank you, sir."

Gordon arose and went again to the window, drumming thoughtfully on the pane. Then, "You said that if the lady didn't want to be found it would complicate things, I think?"

"Depending, sir, on how much."

"How much?" asked Gordon, turning from his contemplation of the dreary morning world. "How much what?"

"How much she didn't want to be found, sir," replied Hurd.