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"Of course I have," Clifford said. "She is the most famous lady detective in the world. Most of the American mysteries have been solved by that clever brain. And do you mean to say that the lady whom we know as Mrs. Manton of New York--"
"Is Virginia Walters, no less. I have never been found out yet in any of my disguises, though I have had some narrow escapes. Unfortunately for me, in a big affair, five years ago, I lost three fingers. They were severed by a bowie in a struggle. Mind you, all the criminal fraternity have heard of me, and they all know of my misfortune. Hence the wax fingers and the velvet gloves.