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"Is that the poor beast you told me about? " It was an hour later, and McCarty and Dennis were coming down the steps of the Parsons residence. The latter pointed across the street to where Max was prowling up and down the court.
"Yes. He'll go on like that till he drops in his tracks. " A certain note of grimness had crept into McCarty's tone. "I wonder if Orbit went down to the boat to see his friend off? I'd like a word with him if Sir Philip has gone."