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Douglas Denne, his day's work over, was sitting in his den, deep in conversation with Lestrine.
"You seem to have been exceedingly busy," remarked Denne, "but so far as I can make out you have discovered nothing. Now confess it, you haven't the least idea what has become of the picture."