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" Uncle James's hole of a cottage." 



" Is Uncle James' hole of a cottage occupied 

 now? " 



" No." 



" No one Hves near it? " 



" Not within six miles." 



" Good. Can you drive a motor car? " 



"Should think so!" 



" And hire one? " 



" Yes, I've got tick at Simpson's. Oh, by Jove ! 

 I see what you mean ! " 



"I'm glad you do; otherwise I would have 

 fancied that your mental sight was defective." 



"I see what you mean! But, look here — if I 

 got him down there, how would I feed the beast 

 and keep him hid? " 



" Biscuits and tinned meat can be bought, and 

 enough for a fortnight wouldn't cost more than, 

 say, three or four pounds." 



" And there's a well there, so we'd have plenty 

 of water," said Mr Dash wood. " I say, you are 

 a ripper! I'd never have thought of all 

 that." 



" Would Simpson, or whoever he is, let you hire 

 a car for a fortnight? " 



" 'Course he would. I always pay up my bills, 

 though he has to wait sometimes ; but I paid him 

 my last bill a month ago." 



" Where is his place? " 



*' Just close here, in Regent Street." 



" Now, another thing — can you imagine what 



