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Madeleine de Sara, alias Dolores Ramona, alias

Maggie Sayers, said primly: "I'm glad you're

pleased, Mr. Parker Pyne. It's been a nice little

change. I think I'll go below now and get to bed

before the boat starts. I'm such a bad sailor."

A few minutes later a hand fell on Mr. Parker

Pyne's shoulder. He turned to see Basil Chester.

"Had to come and see you off, Mr. Parker

Pyne, and give you Betty's love and her and my

best thanks. It was a grand stunt of yours. Betty

and Mother are as thick as thieves. Seemed a

shame to deceive the old darling--but she was

being difficult. Anyway it's all right now. I must

just be careful to keep up the annoyance stuff a

couple of days longer. We're no end grateful to

you, Betty and I."

"I wish you every happiness," said Mr. Parker

Pyne.

"Thanks."

There was a pause, then Basil said with some-what

overdone carelessness:

"Is Miss--Miss de Sara--anywhere about? I'd

like to thank her, too."

Mr. Parker Pyne shot a keen glance at him.

He said:

"I'm afraid Miss de Sara's gone to bed."

"Oh, too bad--well, perhaps I'll see her in

London sometime."

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