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Chapter 9

           "AndherehereachedintohispocketanddrewforththesmallcardtakenfromthetoiletsetandwaveditunderClyde’snose."Haveyouforgottenthat,too?Yourownhandwriting!"Andthenpausingandgettingnoreply,finallyadding:"Why,whatadunceyouare!—whatapoorplotter,withouteventhebrainsnottouseyourowninitialsingettingupthosefakenamesyouhadhopedtomasqueradeunder—Mr.CarlGraham—Mr.CliffordGolden!"

           Atthesametime,fullyrealizingtheimportanceofaconfessionandwonderinghowitwastobebroughtabouthereandnow,Masonsuddenly—Clyde’sexpression,hisfrozen-facedterror,suggestingthethoughtthatperhapshewastoofrightenedtotalkatoncechangedhistactics—atleasttotheextentofloweringhisvoice,smoothingtheformidablewrinklesfromhisforeheadandabouthismouth.

           "Yousee,it’sthisway,Griffiths,"henowbegan,muchmorecalmlyandsimply."Lyingorjustfoolishthoughtlessdenialundersuchcircumstancesasthesecan’thelpyouintheleast.Itcanonlyharmyou,andthat’sthetruth.YoumaythinkI’vebeenalittleroughsofar,butitwasonlybecauseI’vebeenunderagreatstrainmyselfinconnectionwiththiscase,tryingtocatchupwithsomeoneIthoughtwouldbeaverydifferenttypefromyourself.

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