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Who?"
A friend of mine."
Must be a millionaire," remarked Mrs. Vandemeyer unbelievingly.
As a matter of fact he is. He's an American. He'll pay you that without a
murmur. You can take it from me that it's a perfectly genuine proposition."
Mrs. Vandemeyer sat up again.
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I'm inclined to believe you," she said slowly.
There was silence between them for some time, then Mrs. Vandemeyer looked up.
What does he want to know, this friend of yours?"
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Tuppence went through a momentary struggle, but it was Julius's money, and
his interests must come first.
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He wants to know where Jane Finn is," she said boldly.
Mrs. Vandemeyer showed no surprise.
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I'm not sure where she is at the present moment," she replied.
But you could find out?"
Oh, yes," returned Mrs. Vandemeyer carelessly. "There would be no difficulty
about that."
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Then"--Tuppence's voice shook a little--"there's a boy, a friend of mine. I'm afraid
something's happened to him, through your pal Boris."
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What's his name?"
Tommy Beresford."
Never heard of him. But I'll ask Boris. He'll tell me anything he knows."
Thank you." Tuppence felt a terrific rise in her spirits. It impelled her to more
audacious efforts. "There's one thing more."
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