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Lyston was not the type of man who did things in a hurry. He liked to take his time and work out his problems before he started action, because experience had told him that if he only possessed his soul in patience, his quarry would sooner or later do something to render his task much easier. So, for the next two or three days he merely waited on events, making inquiries here and there, and gradually collecting his forces together.
Being possessed of a certain sense of humour, he was highly amused to hear what Musgrave had to say on the subject of Mary Cotton. There was something distinctly humorous in the idea that the pretty parlour-maid should belong to the same club as her master. At the same time, Lyston was not blind to the usefulness of this knowledge.