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Lyston turned into the office of his modest hotel and asked for the landlord. When that individual came forward Lyston explained that he was staying for the night and was anxious to know if he could call London on the telephone of the hotel, or whether he would have to go into the town to do so. On this the landlord promptly led the way to a telephone box in the hall which Lyston saw, to his great satisfaction, was one of those proper soundproof, cork-lined cabinets which effectually prevent anything like eaves-dropping. He put through his call to Mayfair and, at the expiration of forty minutes, shut himself in the box and took down the receiver.
"Is that 00615 Mayfair?" he asked. "Oh, it is. Can I speak to Mr.