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Peter’s coal-mine.
"
ButthegirlsweretoogladtohavePeterbetweenthem,safeandfree,andonthewaytoThreeChimneysandnottothePoliceStation,tomindmuchwhathesaid.
"WeDIDsayitwasusasmuchasyou,"saidBobbie,gently.
"Well—anditwasn’t."
"ItwouldhavecometothesamethinginCourtswithjudges,"saidPhyllis."Don’tbesnarky,Peter.Itisn’tourfaultyoursecretsaresojollyeasytofindout."Shetookhisarm,andhelether.
"There’sanawfullotofcoalinthecellar,anyhow,"hewenton.
"Oh,don’t!"saidBobbie."Idon’tthinkweoughttobegladaboutTHAT."
"Idon’tknow,"saidPeter,pluckingupaspirit."I’mnotatallsure,evennow,thatminingisacrime."
Butthegirlswerequitesure.Andtheywerealsoquitesurethathewasquitesure,howeverlittlehecaredtoownit.
