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The Lodger

CHAPTER IX
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"I don't suppose you'll ever come across even a common swindler, let alone anyone who's committed a murder--not one in a million does that.

Why, even I have never had anything to do with a proper murder case!" But Bunting was in no hurry.

He was thoroughly enjoying every moment of the time.

Just now he was studying intently the various photographs which hung on the walls of the Black Museum; especially was he pleased to see those connected with a famous and still mysterious case which had taken place not long before in Scotland, and in which the servant of the man who died had played a considerable part--not in elucidating, but in obscuring, the mystery.
"I suppose a good many murderers get off ?" he said musingly.
And Joe Chandler's friend nodded.

"I should think they did!" he exclaimed.


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