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It was plain that Murray had been badly shaken. His car had turned into the avenue with no thought in the owner's mind of anything wrong until he had caught a glimpse of Blanchin, plainly in custody. And this at a moment when everything seemed moving so smoothly.
And now he stared at Nevil as if the sudden change in the tone of speech had jarred upon some forgotten cord of memory and set it vibrating. There was an ugly look in his eyes as he turned to Ashdown and demanded to know what he was doing there.