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The Inspector was the first man of the three to speak. Into his voice there had crept an added sternness. "Mr. Branston," he said, "I presume that you realise the gravity of your last statement-and also the extreme seriousness of your position generally?"
Branston went whiter than ever and his lips worked nervously. "W-what do you mean, exactly? " he murmured.