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           "ByallmeansIshouldaskhim.HeseemsanextraordinarilylearnedmaninEgyptology;andheseemstomeagoodfellowaswellasanenthusiast.Bytheway,itwillbenecessarytobealittleguardedastowhomyouspeakregardinganyinformationwhichhemaygiveyou."

           "Ofcourse!"heanswered."IndeedIshouldnotdreamofsayinganythingtoanybody,exceptingyourself.WehavetorememberthatwhenMr.Trelawnyrecovershemaynotliketothinkthatwehavebeenchatteringundulyoverhisaffairs."

           "Lookhere!"Isaid,"whynotstayforawhile:andIshallaskhimtocomeandhaveapipewithus.Wecanthentalkoverthings."

           Heacquiesced:soIwenttotheroomwhereMr.Corbeckwas,andbroughthimbackwithme.Ithoughtthedetectiveswerepleasedathisgoing.Onthewaytomyroomhesaid:

           "Idon’thalflikeleavingthosethingsthere,withonlythosementoguardthem.They’readealsighttooprecioustobelefttothepolice!"

           FromwhichitwouldappearthatsuspicionwasnotconfinedtoSergeantDaw.

           Mr.CorbeckandDoctorWinchester,afteraquickglanceateachother,becameatonceonmostfriendlyterms.Thetravellerprofessedhiswillingnesstobeofanyassistancewhichhecould,provided,headded,thatitwasanythingaboutwhichhewasfreetospeak.Thiswasnotverypromising;butDoctorWinchesterbeganatonce:

           "Iwantyou,ifyouwill,totranslatesomehieroglyphicforme.