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return?"
"About nine-thirty or ten, but I could go back earlier."
"You must not do that on any account. It might arouse suspicion if you did not
stay out till the usual time. Be back by nine-thirty. I will arrive at ten. Mr.
Hersheimmer will wait below in a taxi perhaps."
"
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He's got a new Rolls-Royce car," said Tuppence with vicarious pride.
Even better. If I succeed in obtaining the address from her, we can go there at
once, taking Mrs. Vandemeyer with us if necessary. You understand?"
"
Yes." Tuppence rose to her feet with a skip of delight. "Oh, I feel so much better!"
Don't build on it too much, Miss Tuppence. Go easy."
"
Julius turned to the lawyer.
"Say, then. I'll call for you in the car round about nine-thirty. Is that right?"
"Perhaps that will be the best plan. It would be unnecessary to have two cars
waiting about. Now, Miss Tuppence, my advice to you is to go and have a good
dinner, a REALLY good one, mind. And don't think ahead more than you can
help."
He shook hands with them both, and a moment later they were outside.
"
"
Isn't he a duck?" inquired Tuppence ecstatically, as she skipped down the steps.
Oh, Julius, isn't he just a duck?"
"Well, I allow he seems to be the goods all right. And I was wrong about its being
useless to go to him. Say, shall we go right away back to the Ritz?"
"
I must walk a bit, I think. I feel so excited. Drop me in the park, will you? Unless
you'd like to come too?"
"
I want to get some petrol," he explained. "And send off a cable or two."
All right. I'll meet you at the Ritz at seven. We'll have to dine upstairs. I can't
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show myself in these glad rags."
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