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The Tempting of Tavernake

CHAPTER III
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The chemist was bending across the counter towards her, wondering, perhaps, if another incident were to be drawn into his night's work.

The eau-de-cologne was running in a little stream across the floor.
"Where to, sir ?" the taxicab driver asked Tavernake.
"Where to ?" Tavernake repeated.
The girl was clinging to his arm.
"Tell him to drive away from here," she whispered, "to drive anywhere, but away from here." "Drive straight on," Tavernake directed, "along Fleet Street and up Holborn.

I will give you the address later on." The man changed his speed and their pace increased.

Tavernake sat quite still, dumfounded by these amazing happenings.

The girl by his side was clutching his arm, sobbing a little hysterically, holding him all the time as though in terror..


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