"Well,"saidthewomanalittledoubtfully,"theclergymencameinabouthalfanhouragoandboughtsomepeppermintsandtalkedabit, , oneofthemrunsbackintotheshopandsays,'HaveIleftaparcel!'Well, Ilookedeverywhereandcouldn'tseeone;sohesays,'Nevermind;butifitshouldturnup, pleasepostittothisaddress,', thoughIthoughtI'dlookedeverywhere, Ifoundhe'dleftabrownpaperparcel, 'tremembertheaddressnow;, Ithoughtperhapsthepolicehadcomeaboutit."
"Sotheyhave,"saidValentinshortly."IsHampsteadHeathnearhere?"
"Straightonforfifteenminutes,"saidthewoman,"andyou'llcomerightoutontheopen."
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;afewcouplessatshapelesslyonbenches;.
Standingontheslopeandlookingacrossthevalley, Valentinbeheldthethingwhichhesought.
, 'sstoopandaninconspicuousmanner, , , hehadperceivedsomethingelse;somethingwhichstartledhim, , , thestumpylittlecureofEssexwhomhehadwarnedabouthisbrownpaperparcels.
Now, sofarasthiswent, , arelicofconsiderablevalue, "silverwithbluestones";;;;itwasnotsurprisingthatanactorlikeFlambeau, dressedasanotherpriest, ;andwhilethedetectivepitiedthepriestforhishelplessness, , ofallthathadledhimtohistriumph, -and-silvercrossfromapriestfromEssextodowithchuckingsoupatwallpaper?Whathadittodowithcallingnutsoranges, orwithpayingforwindowsfirstandbreakingthemafterwards?Hehadcometotheendofhischase;(whichwasseldom),hehadusuallygraspedtheclue, , butstillhecouldnotgrasptheclue.
