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Inspector Rudlett, installed in his small private office at Scotland Yard, pushed aside the papers which he had been studying with a gesture of weariness and glanced at the card which had just been brought him. A light broke across his usually inexpressive face. The name became suddenly familiar. He spoke urgently on the telephone. Three minutes later Roger was shown in.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Ferrison," the Inspector said. "To tell you the truth, I had forgotten your name for the moment. Sit down."