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Therefore, as I said before, we must DO something."
Well," said Tommy, picking up the Daily Mail again, "DO it. I shan't stop you."
You see," continued Tuppence. "I've been thinking----"
She was interrupted by a fresh bout of applause.
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It's all very well for you to sit there being funny, Tommy. It would do you no
harm to do a little brain work too."
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My union, Tuppence, my union! It does not permit me to work before 11 a.m."
Tommy, do you want something thrown at you? It is absolutely essential that we
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should without delay map out a plan of campaign."
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Hear, hear!"
Well, let's do it."
Tommy laid his paper finally aside. "There's something of the simplicity of the
truly great mind about you, Tuppence. Fire ahead. I'm listening."
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To begin with," said Tuppence, "what have we to go upon?"
Absolutely nothing," said Tommy cheerily.
Wrong!" Tuppence wagged an energetic finger. "We have two distinct clues."
What are they?"
First clue, we know one of the gang."
Whittington?"
Yes. I'd recognize him anywhere."
Hum," said Tommy doubtfully, "I don't call that much of a clue. You don't know
where to look for him, and it's about a thousand to one against your running
against him by accident."
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