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At exactly twelve minutes past nine that same morning Elias Carter, in his room in Scotland Yard, received a communication over the 'phone, and, hardened campaigner though he was, his face paled. His voice was quite steady, however, and he snapped out instantly--
"His exact words. Give me his exact words, please. Well, give me them as near as you can. One moment, please, and I'll write them down. Now----" and he wrote slowly "That man Mason you sent me has behaved abominably. He has left here without a word of apology or explanation. After a dinner party I gave last night I found he had been drinking heavily, and when I remonstrated with him he was insolent. This morning it was found out that he had taken himself off bag and baggage during the night. He used disgusting language."