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Purdie, whose temperament inclined him to slowness and deliberation in face of any grave crisis, motioned the detective to take a seat in the quiet corner of the smoking-room, into which they had retreated, and sat down close by him.
"Now, to begin with," he said, "why do you think this affair is connected with the affair of the old pawn-broker? There must be some link."