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"Whichwaydidtheseparsonsgo?"askedValentin.
"Upthatsedroado-hahenacrossthesquare，"saidtheotherpromptly.
"Thanks，"repliedValentin，andvanishedlikeafairy.Ohersideofthesedsquarehefoundapolidsaid，"Thisisurgent，stable，haveyouseentwymes?"
Thepolibegantochuckleheavily."Ihave，sir;andifyouaskme，ohemwasdruoodinthemiddleoftheroadthatbewilderedthat...
"Whichwaydidtheygo?"sin.
"Theytookoneofyellowbusesoverthere，"aheman，"themthatgotoHampstead."
&inproducedhisofficialdsaidveryrapidly，"Calluptwoofyourmehmeinpursuit，"aheroadwithsutagiythattheponderouspoliwasmovedtoalmostagileobedienaminuteandahalftheFreivewasjoiepavementbyaorandamaninplainclothes.
"Well，sir，"begantheformer，withsmilingimporta;andwhatmay..."
&inpoihhise."I'lltellyouohatomnibus，"hesaid，andwasdartinganddodgingacrossthetaraffiallthreesankpantisoftheyellowvehicle，theiorsaid，"Weesasquiataxi."
"Quitetrue，"repliedtheirleaderplacidly，"ifweonlyhadanideaoferegoing."
"Well，whereareyougoing?"askedthe.
&insmlyforafewse，removinghiscigarette，hesaid，"Ifyouknowwhataman'sdoiinfrontofhim;butifyouwahe'sdoing，keepbehindhiStraywherays;stopwheravelasslowlyashe.Thenyoumayseewhathesawandmayactasheacted.Allwedoistokeepoureyesskinnedf."
"Whatsortdoyoumean?"askedtheior.
"Anysort，"ain，aoobstinatesilence.
Theyellowomnibuscrawledupthenorthernroadsforwhatseemedlikehoursodetectivewouldnotexplainfurther，andperhapshisassistaasilentandgrowingdoubtofhiserrand.Perhaps，also，theyfeltasilentandgrowingdesireforlunch，forthehpastthenormallunhour，andthelongroadsoftheNorthLondonsuburbsseemedtoshootoutierlengthlikeaelescope.ItwasohosejourneysonetuallyfeelsthatnowatlasthemusthaveetotheendoftheuhenfindshehasohebeginningofTufnellPark.Londondiedawayiavernsanddrearysdthenwasunatablybaininblazinghighstreetsandblataassingthroughthirteeevulgarcitiesalljusttougeachother.Butthoughtheasalreadythreateningtheroadaheadofthem，theParisiaillsatsilentandwatchful，eyeiageofthestreetsthatslidbyoherside.BythetimetheyhadleftTowhepoliwerenearlyasleep;atleast，theygavesomethinglikeajumpasVale，strudonea'sshoulder，ahedrivertostop.
&umbleddowheroadwithwhytheyhadbeeheylookedrhteheyfouriumphantlypointinghisfioosideoftheroad.Itwasalargewindpartofthelongfacadeofagiltandpalatialpublic-house;itartreservedforrespeing，a;Restaurant."Thiswiherestaleofthehotel，wasoffrostedandfiguredglass;butinthemiddleofitwasabig，blacksmash，likeastarintheice.
"Ourcueatlast，"criedValentin，wavinghisstick，"theplacewiththebrokenwindow."
"hatcue?"askedhisprincipalassistant."roofistherethatthishasanythingtodowiththem?"
&inalmostbrokehisbamboostick>
"Proof!"hecried."GoodGod!themanislookingforproof!Why，ofcourse，thecesaretwehassomethingtodowiththeButwhatelsewedo?Don'tyouseewemusteitherfollowonewildpossibilityohometobed?"Hebangedhiswayi，followedbyhispanions，andtheyweresooalatelualittletable，ahestarofsmashedglassfromtheiitwasveryihemeventhen.
"Gotyourwindowbroke;saidValentierashepaidthebill.
"Yes，sir，"aendant，bendingbusilyoverthege，towhitilyaddedaip.Thewaiterstraightehmildbutunmistakableanimation.
"Ah，yes，sir，"hesaid."Veryoddthing，that，sir."
"Iellusaboutit，"saidthedetectivewithcarelesscuriosity.
"Well，twogentsinbla，"saidthewaiter，"twoofthnparsonsthatarerunningabout.Theyhadadquietlittleluneofthempaidforitaheotherwasjustgoingouttojoinhimwhemychargeagainandfoundhe'dpaidmemorethaoomuch.'Here，'Isaystothechapwhowasofthedoor，'you'vepaidtoomuch.''Oh，'hesays，verycool，'havewe?''Yes，'Isays，andpicksupthebilltoshowhiWell，thatwasaknock-out."
"Whatdoyoumean?"askedhisior.
"Well，I'dhaveswornonseveI'dput4s.onthatbill.ButnowIsawI'dput14s.，asplainaspaint."
"Well?"criedValentin，movingslowly，butwithbur;a;
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