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Chapter XXXV

           Ifwedecidethatwecannotfindoutwhatyouwanttoknow,wearethefirsttosayso.Manycasesarerejectedrighthereinthisofficebeforeweeverbegin.Yoursmightbesuchaone.Wedon’twantcasesmerelyforthesakeofhavingthem,andwearefranktosayso.Somemattersthatinvolvepublicpolicy,orsomeformofsmallpersecution,wedon’ttouchatallwewon’tbeapartytothem.Youcanseehowthatis.Youlooktometobeamanoftheworld.IhopeIamone.Doesitstrikeyouthatanorganizationlikeourswouldbelikelytobetrayanyone’sconfidence?"HepausedandlookedatButlerforconfirmationofwhathehadjustsaid.

           "Itwouldn’tseemlikely,"saidthelatter;"that’sthetruth.It’snotaisytobringyourprivateaffairsintothelightofday,though,"addedtheoldman,sadly.

           Theybothrested.

           "Well,"saidButler,finally,"youlooktometobeallright,andI’dlikesomeadvice.Mindye,I’mwillingtopayforitwellenough;anditisn’tanythingthat’llbeveryhardtofindout.IwanttoknowwhetheracertainmanwhereIliveisgoin’withacertainwoman,andwhere.Youcouldfindthatoutaisyenough,Ibelavecouldn’tyou?"

           "Nothingeasier,"repliedMartinson."Wearedoingitallthetime.LetmeseeifIcanhelpyoujustamoment,Mr.Scanlon,inordertomakeiteasierforyou.

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