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The Black Box

CHAPTER X
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"She had just moved there from Elsmere Road, Hampstead.

I went first to Hampstead.
Lenora had been there and learnt her aunt's correct address in West Kensington.

I followed on to West Kensington and found that her aunt was still awaiting her." A new interest seemed suddenly to have crept into Hardaway's manner.
"Let me see," he said, "if she left Clifford's Hotel about two, she would have been at Hampstead about half-past two.

She would waste a few minutes in making enquiries, then she probably left Hampstead for West Kensington, say, at a quarter to three." "Somewhere between those two points," Quest pointed out, "she has disappeared." "Give me at once a description of the young lady," Mr.Hardaway demanded.
Quest drew a photograph from his pocket and passed it silently over.

The official glanced at it and down at some papers which lay before him.


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