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"Well, what is it? " asked Jack. "Did our friend turn out to be a detective after all and arrest some one?"
"Not so far," replied the Cap'n. "When he shows me his badge I'll believe he's a cop, but not otherwise. You wouldn't think he could say ‘boo' to a goose, would you? But he can! A holy terror, that's what he is, when he starts, though he looks as though butter wouldn't melt in his mouth."