THE WRONG COAT
with our aunt, who owns this house. We have no property whatever. What I have been telling you was in the effort to keep you in good humor till the police arrived. But what can it all mean? It is simply incredible."
I picked up the envelope and stared at it stupidly. "The address is the same," I said, trying to find something to stand on.
"I know it; that's what makes it so uncanny. I can not possibly understand. Perhaps the police can untangle it."
The police! I saw that I should have to give a good account of myself when the police arrived. Where did I stand, anyhow? What did it mean?
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