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"I thought I should persuade you to listen to reason," Dick said pleasantly. "I see that you are not particularly anxious to meet Mr.
Vandernort, and, in the circumstances, I can quite understand your delicacy. Therefore, we will leave him out of the conversation altogether. It will be for you to say later whether my friend Vandernort is likely to cause you inconvenience, but that is by the way. I think I can show you a means whereby you can serve me and put money in your pocket at the same time. I want you to go down to Stonehouse to-night, which place you will reach comparatively early; and then go as far as Abbey Close and ask to see Richard Barca. It will be tolerably late by the time you get there, but that won't matter, because Barca never goes to bed till daylight. I wouldn't go into the house if I were you. I should simply send a message to the effect that someone wants to see the doctor on pressing business, then you can wait until he comes down."