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           Ispentarestlessnight."

           "Iknowyoudid.Whentheywakeyouupinthemiddleofthenight,don’tyouthinkIknowit?"

           Hereflectedthathersuitewasagoodfiftyyardsacrossthepalacefromhis."Howdoyouknowit,mydear?"

           "Hunh?Woman’sintuition,ofcourse.WhatwasthemessageBradleybroughtyou?"

           "Please,mydear–I’vegottofinishthemorningnewsbeforetheCouncilmeeting."

           "JosephEdgertonDouglas,don’ttrytoevademe."

           Hesighed."Thefactis,we’velostsightofthatbeggarSmith."

           "Smith?DoyoumeantheManfromMars?Whatdoyoumean:‘-lostsightof-?’That’sridiculous."

           "Bethatasitmay,mydear,he’sgone.Hedisappearedfromhishospitalroomsometimelateyesterday."

           "Preposterous!Howcouldhedothat?"

           "Disguisedasanurse,apparently.Wearen’tsure."

           "But-Nevermind.He’sgone,that’sthemainthing.Whatmuddleheadedschemeareyouusingtogethimback?"

           "Well,wehavesomeofourownpeoplesearchingforhim.Trustedones,ofcourse.Berquist-"

           "Berquist!Thatgarbagehead!WhenyoushouldhaveeverypoliceofficerfromtheFDSdowntoprecincttruantofficerssearchingforhimyousendBerquist!"

           "But,mydear,youdon’tseethesituation.Wecan‘t.Officiallyheisn’tlostatall.Youseethere’s–well,theotherchap.The,uh,‘official’ManfromMars,"

           "Oh?"Shedrummedthetable."Itoldyouthatsubstitutionschemewouldgetusintrouble."

           "But,mydear,yousuggestedityourself."

           "Ididnot.