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Three days later, and in the morning, early, the Chief Commissioner of Police received an important visitor in the person of the Secretary of State for Home Affairs. He was a dapper looking little man with a pleasant smile, and he wagged his finger playfully at the Chief Commissioner as he came in.
"No, sir," he said laughing, "I have not come to order you to instant execution, but I have had notice of a question that is going to be asked in the House tonight, and I want to be in the position of being able to say that I've been in communication with you personally."