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THE MAN IN BLACK
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tain-pen, and began to tap his teeth with the latter, nodding his head at the same time.

“You are sure of the accuracy of your last statement?” he said, raising his eyes to the other.

“I followed one of them,” was the reply, “and saw her footman gravely take charge of the luggage which I had just brought from Victoria; and a pal of mine followed the other—the Waterloo one, that was.”

Inspector Dunbar scribbled busily. Then:—

“You have done well to make a clean breast of it,” he said. “Take a straight tip from me. Keep off the drink!”