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Barker hustled away without ceremony, leaving Lethbridge and his companions to make the most of what they had heard.
"You never know where you'll find a witness," Wilkinson said. "Fancy that woman being able to give me information which I would give one of my ears to possess. She never heard of the Golden Rose. The name of Jasper Payn will convey nothing to her. She is just a commonplace woman pursuing a commonplace occupation. And yet, with out knowing it, she holds the key of the mystery in her hands. Who says that my profession is without its romance?"