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Tom, Dick and Harry

CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
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I don't want to show up--" "All right, you needn't.

Here's the money; give me the change, please, and a receipt." Mr Marple opened his eyes very wide at the sight of a five-pound note within three days of the end of term.

"I--I hope it's all right," said he, hesitatingly.

"You needn't have it if you don't want," said I, mounting my high horse.
"I'm sure I'm much obliged to you, young gentleman," said the tradesman, giving the note a professional twitch, and proceeding to count out the change from his till.

"I shall always be pleased to attend to any little orders from Mr Tempest or you." "You can make out the receipt to Tempest," said I; "I expect he won't get much more here." "Don't say that.


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