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Mason looked down at the woman again. She had not moved, so far as the eye could see had not even breathed, since she came in.
"She's got it locked up there." He touched the white forehead lightly. "No, it's an ordinary police case, Doctor. Everything looks mysterious until somebody squeals, and then the case is so easy that even a poor old gentleman from Scotland Yard could work it out."