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Almost involuntarily Adela glanced at Mark Callader. She hoped that he noticed nothing, that her face showed no signs of the uneasiness she was feeling, but, fortunately, he was consulting his watch. He half rose from his seat and turned to his hostess.
"It is past twelve," he said. "If you don't mind I must leave. I must go to the East End to see a man about a sporting event which is coming off at one of the clubs shortly. I ought really to be there now."