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Divisional Inspector Marborne came from his chief's office, closed the door behind him gently, and was whistling to himself as he walked down the stone stairs of police headquarters. Even his friend and associate, a detective sergeant of many years' standing, was deceived.
He followed his superior into the street, and in the comparative quietude of the Thames Embankment, asked eagerly: