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A mental discussion of the probabilities inclined me to believe that the latter would be the case. I reasoned in this fashion: The person robbed is of exalted rank. She cannot move rapidly because she is so. Great bodies move slowly. It is probable that it will be a week before, according to the etiquette by which she is hedged about, she can communicate with me. A MENTAL DISCUSSION OF THE PROBABILITIES INCLINED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE LATTER WOULD BE THE CASE I REASONED IN THIS FASHION A PERSON ROBBED IS OF EXALTED RANK SHE CANNOT MOVE RAPIDLY BECAUSE SHE IS SO GREAT BODIES MOVE SLOWLY IT IS PROBABLE THAT IT WILL BE A WEEK BEFORE ACCORDING TO THE ETIQUETTE BY WHICH SHE IS HEDGED ABOUT SHE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH ME
nk,” said the stranger, with some asperity. “I’m having about as hard a time getting this story out as I would if it were a serial. Of course, if you gentlemen do not wish to hear it, I can stop; but it must be understood that when I do stop I stop finally, once and for all, because the tale has not a sufficiency of dramatic climaxes to warrant its prolongation over the usual magazine period of twelve months.” “Go on! go on!” cried some. “Shut up!” cried others—addressing the interrupting members, of course. “As I was saying,” resumed the stranger, “I felt confident that within an hour, in some way or other, that case would be placed in my hands. It would be mine either positively or negatively—that is to say, either the person robbed would employ me to ferret out the mystery and recover the diamonds, or the robber himself, actuated by motives of self-preservation, would endeavor to direct my energies into other channels until he should have the time to dispose of his ill-gotten booty. S ARE INEXCUSABLE THAT'S WHAT I THINK SAID THE STRANGER WITH SOME ASPERITY I'M HAVING ABOUT AS HARD A TIME GETTING THIS STORY OUT AS I WOULD IF IT WERE A SERIAL OF COURSE IF YOU GENTLEMEN DO NOT WISH TO HEAR IT I CAN STOP BUT IT MUST BE UNDERSTOOD THAT WHEN I DO STOP I STOP FINALLY ONCE AND FOR ALL BECAUSE THE TALE HAS NOT A SUFFICIENCY OF DRAMATIC CLIMAXES TO WARRANT ITS PROLONGATION OVER THE USUAL MAGAZINE PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS GO ON GO ON CRIED SOME SHUT UP CRIED OTHERS ADDRESSING THE INTERRUPTING MEMBERS OF COURSE AS I WAS SAYING RESUMED THE STRANGER I FELT CONFIDENT THAT WITHIN AN HOUR IN SOME WAY OR OTHER THAT CASE WOULD BE PLACED IN MY HANDS IT WOULD BE MINE EITHER POSITIVELY OR NEGATIVELY THAT IS TO SAY EITHER THE PERSON ROBBED WOULD EMPLOY ME TO FERRET OUT THE MYSTERY AND RECOVER THE DIAMONDS OR THE ROBBER HIMSELF ACTUATED BY MOTIVES OF SELF PRESERVATION WOULD ENDEAVOUR TO DIRECT MY ENERGIES INTO OTHER CHANNELS UNTIL HE SHOULD HAVE THE TIME TO DISPOSE OF HIS ILL GOTTEN BOOTY
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