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Edgar continued to surprise me. On our arrival he showed gratification rather than displeasure at encountering the Inspector at the station.
"Here's luck," he cheerfully exclaimed. "This will save me a stop at Headquarters. I hear that my cousin has found a key, presumably the one for which we have all been searching. Quenton and myself are here to see if we cannot find a keyhole to fit it. Any objections, Inspector?"