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Sir Angus Kinross, Chief Commissioner of Police, stood gazing down, with a look of frowning perplexity, at the sheet of typewritten paper he held in his hand.
For what seemed a very long time to the other three people now present in the big light room overlooking the Embankment, he remained silent. But at last he exclaimed, "I think it very probable that this is a hoax -- a stupid, cruel hoax! " And, as no one spoke, he added slowly, "Whether it be so or not can soon be ascertained."