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If the three men confronting Bascoe were under the impression that he would break down and collapse at the sight of Connie, they were doomed to disappointment. Staggered and astounded he was, and made no attempt to disguise it, but it was only for a minute or two, and then he faced his accusers with a smile on his face and an equanimity they could only admire.
"Ah," he said. "Here is melodrama in its high form. A situation of which only the films could do justice. The wronged wife, back from the grave and the scoundrelly husband at bay. But there is something to say for the husband, after all."