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THE EPISODE OF THE DIAMOND LINKS
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'Thursday, 6 a.m.

'Dear Lady VandriftWill you kindly excuse our having gone off hurriedly without bidding you good-bye? We have just had a horrid telegram to say that Dick's favourite sister is dangerously ill of
The concierge stepped forward with a little note for Amelia.
fever in Paris. I wanted to shake hands with you before we left-—you have all been so sweet to us—but we go by the morning train, absurdly early, and I wouldn’t for worlds disturb you. Perhaps some day we may meet again—though, buried as we are