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Thoughtfully Charlie Chan picked up Sir Frederic's clippings from the desk and taking out a huge wallet, stowed them away inside. Barry Kirk's eyes were on the door through which Flannery had taken his unceremonious departure.
"I'm very much afraid," he said, "that the policeman's lot is not a happy one. The dear old Captain seemed a bit -- what's a good word for it? Nettled? Ah yes, nettled is a very good word."