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From Cedar House Lucius went straight to Mr. Otranto's office. It was still early, not yet noon, and he would have time for his daily round after he had settled this business, which was uppermost in his mind.
‘Well,' he said, after a brief good-morning to the detective, ‘any news from Rio?'