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The Wrong Box

CHAPTER II
18/27

A householder can buy a packing-case without remark.

Then suppose we clear the people out today, get the packing-case tonight, and tomorrow I hire a carriage or a cart that we could drive ourselves--and take the box, or whatever we get, to Ringwood or Lyndhurst or somewhere; we could label it "specimens", don't you see?
Johnny, I believe I've hit the nail at last.' 'Well, it sounds more feasible,' admitted John.
'Of course we must take assumed names,' continued Morris.

'It would never do to keep our own.

What do you say to "Masterman" itself?
It sounds quiet and dignified.' 'I will NOT take the name of Masterman,' returned his brother; 'you may, if you like.

I shall call myself Vance--the Great Vance; positively the last six nights.


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