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"What do you propose to do?" Gilbert asked. "You can't force your way into the house, and--"
"Of course I can't. But fortune is on my side to a certain extent. For some reason or another you are dressed as a gentleman's servant. Perhaps you had better tell me your story, and what has been happening for a day or two, and then we can shape our plans without tumbling over each other and making mischief. What are you doing here?"