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WALTER did not move. He realised that a _contretemps_ had occurred. The ladder still leaning against the wall outside would reveal his intrusion. Yet, at last inside, he intended, at all hazards, to explore the place and learn the reason why the mysterious stranger had started that "poultry farm."
He was practically in the dark, fearing to flash on his torch lest he should be discovered.