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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: accidentally locked in the cellar they could not possibly hear Mr.
Turnbull moving about the house; if they were roaming about and
scented him, they might not have barked because they would recognize
him as a friend."
"Were the dogs familiar with his step and voice?"
"Yes. Only last Sunday he played with them for an hour, and later
in the afternoon took them for a walk in the country."
"I see." Penfield stroked his chin reflectively. "When your sister
told you of finding the burglar and his arrest, did you not, in the
light of your wager, suspect that he might be Mr. Turnbull?"
"No." Barbara's eyes did not falter before his direct gaze. "I
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