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           Shewasthoroughlyuncomfortableandupset,andtherewasplainlysomemysteryinthebackground.Ijudgedhertobeawomanquiteunusedtodeceptionofanykind,andconsequentlyrenderedacutelyuneasywhenforcedtopractise.Achildcouldhaveseenthroughher.

           Butitwasalsocleartheshehadnointentionoftellingmeanythingfurther.WhateverthemysterycentringroundUrsulaBournemightbe,IwasnotgoingtolearnitthroughMrs.Folliott.

           Defeated,Iapologizedoncemorefordisturbingher,tookmyhatanddeparted.

           Iwenttoseeacoupleofpatientsandarrivedhomeaboutsixo’clock.Carolinewassittingbesidethewreckofteathings.

           ShehadthatlookofsuppressedexultationonherfacewhichIknowonlytoowell.Itisasuresignwithherofeitherthegettingorthegivingofinformation.Iwonderedwhichithadbeen.

           "I’vehadaveryinterestingafternoon,"beganCaroline,asIdroppedintomyownparticulareasy-chairandstretchedoutmyfeettotheinvitingblazeinthefireplace.

           "Haveyou?"Isaid."MissGannettdropintotea?"MissGannettisoneofthechiefofournewsmongers.

           "Guessagain,"saidCaroline,withintensecomplacency.

           Iguessedseveraltimes,workingslowlythroughallthemembersofCaroline’sIntelligenceCorps.Mysisterreceivedeachguesswithatriumphantshakeofthehead.Intheendshevolunteeredtheinformationherself.

           "M.