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Major Lengton elbowed his way through the emerging crowd, handed Freda Medlincott into a taxicab and gave the man an address.
"This," he declared with a grin, as they started off, "is most interesting. The question now is--are my boarding-house pets concerned in this? In my story, I will tell you frankly that they would be. Alas, I am afraid there is no inspiration to be got out of your people."