I will start my story with an apology to my daily journal readers. Though this account of mine is quite different from medical discoveries, it might clear up many theories and conspiracies regarding the famous case of the English Duke, which has been branded false by some and incredulous by many. As my dear friend Vera says, it is the conspiracy which interests people, far more than the truth. Yet I hope that this story will finally give rest to any other versions of it.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVlJuvShQC
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It was the afternoon of the 10th of January, a cold and windy day, when I was fixing a patient of mine.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsNLGcPTLB
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"It is cold then, which depresses you?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGCfGEX6bs
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" Ah, what can I say," my patient began," It is cold. But it is the knee too."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbc3psTzjVn
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" Yes. I have been travelling much. From here to there. You comprehend?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCc9WoAbAh
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Before I spoke anything, my patient stood up, and for the first time, I was able to see his face that was hidden under his hat earlier.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaGrKW0BJr
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He had an egg shaped face, a glorious moustache and sparkling eyes. He reminded me of someone I had seen in the papers, but who, that I couldn't tell.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9v9UCkpGo
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"You see mon ami, it is your friend who gave me this knee."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBG4uAYlW2
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I looked at him. Trying not to laugh at his ridiculous face, I asked, " My friend?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacWOIsTwi5
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"Oh yes. Vera."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctHGXbLItj
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Vera. My closest friend. She had a very odd job in this world. But her life was thrilling. Running here and there, chasing after this person and that person - oh what a life.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLbJBWZXUU
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The man put his hand in his pocket and clasped his cane with the other. As he turned around, he handed me a letter and bowed, signalling the end of our time and went out of my clinic.
I sat on my chair and gazed out of the door the man had gone out through. There was utter confusion on my face. 481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4Q2ZebdM2
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I unfolded the letter he had brought me. With sceptical eyes, I read:481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnzw9OZ5gl
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Dear Jim,481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6kiQ6SvOg
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How are you? I am fine. Listen. Come and meet me on the 27th of this month. I have a very interesting thing for you to look forward to. It might knock you off the chair you are currently sitting in and also change your sceptical look to a look of awe.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbEgEa5H97
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Yours, Vera.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbyNuRO67d
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That was her. Vera Clay, a friend of mine. She was a detective. I had first met her when I had stumbled upon a murder case involving a relative of mine.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTESAkvleq
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I knew of her smart brain and so didn't care to think how she had accurately written in her letter that I would be sitting on my chair, with a sceptic look.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZsyQqScdn
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The 27th arrived and I repaired myself to Vera's house in East London. It was a small flat, a rented one. I had lived in it with Vera for ten years before I had moved out to continue with my practice. The door was a little rusted and was unbolted.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51qhUhB32K
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I walked inside.
The sight I saw did not surprise me.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIC66D792EW
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Vera was leaning over her table, looking into her microscope, examining a sample.
I quietly walked over to her and placed my coat on the table beside her.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Ghz5X5Y6E
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It was then that she took notice of me and, without looking up, greeted, " Hallo Jim."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPJglfEBKR
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I went straight to the point.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTNAnCqa3w
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" Vera, you didn't write that letter, did you?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUmIlura1Y
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She dived even deeper in her microscope and just replied impassively, "Hmm...what? Oh the letter. No i didn't. I just dictated it to young Dave living across the street. I fancy he might've added some of his own bits, considering i had just dictated him one line."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSNDLbfLxL
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I laughed and sat on a chair.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfkM4KMLhi
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"Was it so obvious though?", Vera asked after a while.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeL408iz5uW
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I smiled and replied, " Of course. I've known you for ten years. I know your style."
None of us spoke for a few minutes after that. It was typical of her. She only spoke if the other person did. She was not the type to start a conversation.
The silence was unnerving me. She was so engaged in her scientific work that I thought she had forgotten that she had called me here.
Frustrated, I asked, anything to get her to talk, " How did you know that i would be "sitting on my chair with a sceptic look"?"
She replied in a bored voice, " It was so obvious. I have know you for ten years as you say so yourself. Even young Dave got it."
The silence continued.
She perched herself back and slammed her fist on the table. The action was enough to surprise me, but not much - I was used to it.
Vera yelled, " Awful! Amazingly, brilliantly, boringly awful!"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRvGOy2DyX
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I advanced to calm her, but stopped as I realised it wasn't necessary.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7i0PA1KuO
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Instead, I asked," What's the experiment?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEo9py5xxs
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She looked at me for the first time and replied, " Oh Jim. You're still here. I thought you were off. The experiment? Nothing. Just the old sheriff who commissioned me to match fingerprints for a robbery case."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KjXQyzm71
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"And?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4EhXDh2jR
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" They turned out to be the fingerprints of the Sheriff himself."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrCAIYnRyP
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"Isn't that good? You got your man."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWlWkdUr0v
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"No. He can't have robbed."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7M53v87VsI
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"Why?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bdpC1yRxd
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She frowned and replied, Oh why can't you just think Jim? He can't have robbed. That's because identifying fingerprints is something which is fairly simple. Surely a man as intelligent as the Sherrif won't turn himself in. Also, he was wearing boots on the day of the robbery."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFRdGwvqIf
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I frowned and replied satirically," Well that makes perfect sense."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP42UfBLD4W
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"Doesn't it?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMICI1ZGfb
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I have to say, sarcasm is wasted on Vera. All she wants is talk of business. Nothing else.
So I asked, " Who was that man you sent the letter with?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpf1FhIjSX
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"Oh just an old friend of mine. He is a detective too. Might be the greatest detective of today's times."
" He looks rather ridiculous to me."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjwUuZB8Zn
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She went off into the kitchen, and I followed her.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcN6zvRAZ0
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"Weren't you going to show me something interesting?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uCqVsGl7n
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She turned to me and smiled, excited.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNTydwJ8RB
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She said, " Glad you mentioned it."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRmwX9SCAv
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"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBL4Aa0BDJL
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She frowned and said, " You didn't ask."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMAbENvvaU
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Call me imprudent if you like, I thought.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rLMXl99gC
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"On my table in the hall, there's a package. Bring it."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pPudM4pzk
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I handed it over to her, expecting a reaction, but all I got was nothing. Her eyes were uninteresting and bored, as if it was obvious what she was going to say next. Knowing her, she wouldn't say it in such a case.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hYveDfHAY
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Then I looked more closely at the package and notice a red tulip and gasped.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKtcPgYiWD
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"Why, it's the....the....Royal Mark!"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dSIkdxtTc
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My voice shook as I fluttered like a fish out of water.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQVKn35P2C
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Vera smiled.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQVnR6Osyb
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"It arrived today, and I have a feeling I know what's in it."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViDNOCuUYx
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At once, I opened the letter and found in my hand an inexplicable blank note, much to my amusement.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQs672itSZ
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I laughed as I remarked," Well Vera. What do you make of this?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwyE1R4GcX
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I half - expected her to frown and not chuckle as she did.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduiASuvRe6
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" Blank note isn't it? How boring."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ud1uaMyNK
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"What is it about?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOC3pbXtjRL
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"You shall know - now."
Right at that moment, a man appeared at the door.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNm33HAe3C7
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Vera looked away to her work and said," Indeed. I see that you didn't notice the walking stick our visitor has left in the corner of the room. Indeed, our man has come back."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTyUk2n2tP
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"Good morning sir," said the man, scratching his faint beard," You must be Vera Clay, the detective..."
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When he met Vera, his face shined with surprise. It was not unusual. People hardly believed that she was the detective and I was not, owing to the fact that she was a woman, a fact that I found mildly absurd.
Nevertheless, our man sat down.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZ20PSpCJn
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"Madamoiselle, I have come to you on strict orders from the Royal Family. My name is Sanders Roy. That's Colonel Roy to you two."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQcwAKJ8hX
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We nodded.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bIRdxaFmF
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" I believe, Monsieur, that you came by here a bit earlier today, say, a little after seven in the morning?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPo4eThSHUj
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The Colonel said, " Yes I did. I saw M. Shepperd coming here, so I assumed you had returned."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnWRxphy9M
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" And is it safe to assume that you broke the plate over there?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21DxKgjLge
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She pointed to a broken plate kept neatly on one of the chairs.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BC7az6ipp
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Colonel nodded," My apologies."
Vera smirked and said, " Don't be sorry. As it is, I am going to take my money from you. I believe you still have your change of €2 from the coffee you just had in the coffee shop opposite this flat?"
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"You came here two hours ago and left your cane. I assumed it was purposely done so as to notify me of your visit. You belong to the Royal Family meaning you'd have a long way to go back. So I assumed that you were taking lodging nearby. Look at the time now. It's 9:30. Most people would pass their time drinking a beverage. So I thought you'd be having coffee at the shop opposite. You mentioned just now that you saw my friend Jim coming here, confirming my assumption that you were at a place nearby. The cost of the coffee is €5 and I thought that you wouldn't take much money out with you, to not attract much attention. The €2 was just a wild guess."
For a moment there was silence. I, who knew of Vera's methods gave no reaction but just looked at the Colonel. He was speechless. His mouth was open as he looked at Vera as if she were an alien.
He cleared his throat and destroyed the silence.
"Well", he said with dignity," let us go back to our purpose of the conversation. I, as you know, am from the Royal Family and I have brought with myself a letter from them - which you have already received."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuHSqXBbGK
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"On behalf of Duke George, I would like to invite you, Madamoiselle Vera Clay, to the Royal Ball. You may invite a companion to come with you, and I assume it's going to be M. Shepperd here."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmf4kf7NpC6
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"Well then, the Ball is on Thursday. Today is Tuesday. You have two days to prepare."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkruw3FKcgo
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Colonel Rose stood up.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPuFLGEoHX
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He looked at Vera strangely again, eyeing me in the process too. Off he went.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2rH00nS29
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Vera, being herself, went into the kitchen without saying a word to me. I followed.
"Vera," I beckoned,"you aren't seriously going to the Ball, are you?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuQfBWqJTs
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She frowned.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9PhANADrh
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"Why, John? Of course I am."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrtXs9iAWY
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"You do understand that there are going to be real people there. People you are going to have to talk to."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxfCRtWGsw
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"Don't be silly, John. I do know how to talk."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YmzK3AQjp
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"No. No you don't ", I said simply.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSdWUnqVYK
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"Well then, I'd just hover in the background."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRYDkCCSEb
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"Vera," I said," why do you want to go to this party? You don't usually go to such things. Why a sudden interest?"
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She began, " John, do you know the Royal Family?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gyXfvYL8J
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I shrugged.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RKOJVIoYr
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"Well I have read about them in some magazines and journals."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzicLgXhzk
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"That is not enough."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQHBUXXaZB
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"Tell me then."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczHswzkPiw
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" John, the Royal Family is large. There's the Duke, the twin sons - Micheal and Roger, the mother, the Aunt, the Colonel, the governess, the hunter, the writer, etc. "481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6m8rnR30KM
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"That's some diversity."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnp8YB5Yid1
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"And what happens when all such high - class diverse people are brought together under one estate?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTrYXXj7x0
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"Let me guess, scandals, controversies?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsF8rVuBX1N
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"Exactly. But more so. A violent clash of egos. Fights. Rivalries in everything - sports, poetry, music, women - you name it. Especially between the twins."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JdUA6iB7C
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I smirked.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7Ff7pf37Q
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"But you aren't interested in that, are you?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoNf69m7Yt
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"Of course not. No. I am interested about one particular thing. Only one. Something which may change the Family forever."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGxJAz7fxW
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"And that thing is...?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zkbferQ4F
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"John, do you know the patient who delivered to you my letter today?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWanBqInzi1
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"The egg faced, old man with that glorious moustache? I don't know him, but I fancy he's a hairdresser."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZpMDZQG0g
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"He's a world famous Belgian detective. Earlier this morning, I answered a summons from him and he told me about this matter."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUPiETHO6I
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"What?"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPI9N3hhFd
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"The Royal Family is a plethora of secrets and controversies. According to the great detective, whom you just met in your clinic, one such secret is the planned murder of one member of the Royal Family."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAT6ac6KSP
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