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It was on the tip of Ralph's tongue to declare that he was in no mood to see anybody just then. That the whole outlook so far as he was concerned had completely changed he knew perfectly well. But there was still much that mystified him. How had Charteris arrived at all these definite and extraordinary results. It was as if he had deliberately arranged his puppets for this denouement. Very little had been said during Charteris's absence; the situation was strained and uncomfortable. And Ralph was naturally anxious to know how everything had gone.
He stood there looking at Dick in some doubt. The latter shrugged his shoulders with a gesture of impatience.