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It took a great deal to astonish Montagu Stagg, but he was assuredly enjoying that sensation as he listened to what the Inspector had to say. For once in his life he was utterly nonplussed, and he could only stand there, open-mouthed, waiting for the next development, and then he proceeded to pull himself together. He did not want that astute policeman to believe that he was deeply interested in the fate of the man whom he now knew to be Silas Oakes, the great American millionaire. He had come down there to pose as a sort of scientific dabbler under the guidance of Dr. Gilbert, who, of course, was a favourite guest as far as the police were concerned. A moment or two later Stagg was his bland self again.
"A most extraordinary thing, isn't it, Inspector?" he asked. "It seems almost incredible."