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THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
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BEALE," I said, "what do you mean? Where have they gone?"
"Don't know, sir. London, I expect."
"When did they go? Oh, you told me that. Didn't they say why they were going?"
"No, sir."
"Didn't you ask? When you saw them packing up and going to the station, didn't you do anything?"
"No, sir."
"Why on earth not?"
"I didn't see them, sir. I only found out as they'd gone after they'd been and went, sir. Walking down by the 'Net and Mack-
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