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Such effrontery had not occurred to me. Iza, however, knew the man and his subterranean methods and her surmise was probable. There were several reasons why Weiss should not obtain possession of the book.
Unfortunately, it would be impossible for me to reach my house before Weiss. When I was younger I might have outstripped and outmanoeuvred him by taking short cuts across the fields, but I was not vigorous enough now, and had no time to get a trap. Suddenly the way out of the difficulty flashed across me. I called the dog to me and allowed him to sniff at the few loose leaves. Then I bade the sagacious creature go and seek, and in a few moments he was scampering off to the Rectory.