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willprobably
followabigcarwhichiscomingupMiddleTempleLane.Iwantyouto
keep that taxi in sightwherever it may go. Do you understand?"
Themanbrokeintoacynicalgrin—thenearestapproachtogeniality
ofwhichataxi-driveriscapable-andrepliedthatheunderstood;andas
atthismomentthenoseofthecarappearedcomingthroughthearched
entrancegateofMiddleTempleLaneIsprangintothetaxiandshutthe
door.Fromtheoff-sidewindowbutkeepingwellbackoutofsightI
sawthecarcreepacrossFleetStreetturneastwardandthensweep
roundintoChanceryLane.AlmostimmediatelyWallingford'staxi
movedoffandfollowed;andthenafterashortintervalmyownvehicle
startedandcrossingdirectlytoChanceryLanewentaheadinthewake
of the others.
Itwasanabsurdaffair.Nowthatthepursuitwasstartedanditscon-
ductdelegatedforthetimetothedriverIleanedbackintheshadow
andwasdisposedtogrinalittlesheepishlyatmyownproceedings.I
hadembarkedontheminobediencetoasuddenimpulsewithoutreflec-
tion—forwhichindeedtherehadbeennotime.Butwasthereanything
tojustifymeinkeepingthiswatchonWallingford?Idebatedtheques-
tionatsomelengthandfinallydecidedthatalthoughhewasprobably
onlyplayingthefoolstillitwasproperthatIshouldseewhathewas
reallyupto.ThorndykewasmyfriendanditwasonlyrightthatI
shouldstandbetweenhimandan [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]yilai:
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