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"It is possible."

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"And you thought he was pulled back?"

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"He disappeared so suddenly."

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"He might have leaped back. You did not see anyone else in the room?"

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"No, but this horrible man confessed to having been there, and the lascar was at the foot of the stairs."

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"Quite so. Your husband, as far as you could see, had his ordinary clothes on?"

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"But without his collar or tie. I distinctly saw his bare throat."

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"Had he ever spoken of Swandam Lane?"

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"Never."

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"Had he ever showed any signs of having taken opium?"

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"Never."

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"Thank you, Mrs.


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