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"They won't be long, I shouldn't think," said Waffles Newton, "it's pretty damned obvious. Look here, old man, I'm going to push my stuff in. Will you let me know what happens?"
"Sure," said Salcombe Hardy, "if you don't mind dropping mine in at our place as you go. You couldn't send me a drink by phone, could you? My mouth's like the bottom of a parrot's cage. " He looked at his watch. "We shall miss the 6: 30 edition, I'm afraid, unless they hurry up. The old man is careful but he's damned slow."