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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart: believe you were right!"
In the course of his investigations the detective had come to
the inner pocket of the dead butler's black coat. Here he found
some things that interested him. One was a small flat key, with
a red cord tied to it, and the other was a bit of white paper, on
which was written something in Thomas' cramped hand. Mr.
Jamieson read it: then he gave it to me. It was an address in
fresh ink--
LUCIEN WALLACE, 14 Elm Street, Richfield.
As the card went around, I think both the detective and I
watched for any possible effect it might have, but, beyond
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