."Idon'tunderstand," hesaid."Doyoureallymeanthatthingsarenotsodesperateafterall?"
"Sothisladseemstothink."
"Let'shavealookathisletteragain."
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"Something', butIdon', , shampacketandall,withtheobjectofmakingusthinkthegamewasup—thereforeIfancythatwemusthavebeenprettyhotonthescent.
"IthinkIknowwhotherealJaneFinnis, andI''sonlyaguess, ofcourse, butI'veasortoffeelingit', Iencloseitinasealedenvelopeforwhatit'sworth.I'mgoingtoaskyounottoopenituntiltheverylastmoment, midnightonthe28th,', I'vefigureditoutthatthosethingsofTuppence'sareaplanttoo, andshe': asalastchancethey'llletJaneFinnescapeinthehopethatshe'sbeenshammingthismemorystunt, andthatonceshethinksshe'sfreeshe''sanawfulriskforthemtotake, becausesheknowsallaboutthem—butthey', neitherofthosetwogirls' liveswillbeworthanhour'.
"'sfrightfullyclever.
"Onelastthing—pleasehavethathouseinSohowatcheddayandnight.
"Yours, etc.,
"THOMASBERESFORD."
ThePrimeMinisterlookedup.
"Theenclosure?"
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".""Youdon'tthink"—thePrimeMinisterhesitatedaminute—"thatitwouldbebettertoopenitnow?Surelyweoughttosecurethedocument, thatis,providedtheyoungman'sguessturnsouttobecorrect, ."
"Canwe? I''sknownIwouldn'tgivethat"—hesnappedhisfingers—", theboytrustedme, andIshan'tlethimdown."
"Well, well, wemustleaveitatthat, 'shelike, thislad?"
"Outwardly, he'sanordinaryclean-limbed, , it''tgotany—sohe', andoncehe'sgotholdofanythinghedoesn''."
"Heseemsconfident," musedthePrimeMinister.
"Yes, andthat''sthekindofdiffidentyouthwhowouldhavetobverysurebeforeheventuredanopinionatall."
