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Jinny had not been gone an hour from the coroner's office when an opportunity was afforded for me to approach that gentleman myself.
With few apologies and no preamble, I immediately entered upon my story which I made as concise and as much to the point as possible. I did not expect praise from him, but I did look for some slight show of astonishment at the nature of my news. I was therefore greatly disappointed, when, after a moment's quiet consideration, he carelessly remarked: