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Treatinghisstrugglesasthestrugglesofababy，Meekinsnextproceededtosecurehiswristswithhandcuffs。Hethenheldhisfeettogetherwhilehequietlywoundacoilofcordaroundthem。
Mr。Fentolinwatchedtheproceedingsfromhischairwithanairofpleasedandcriticalinterest。
“Verywelldone，Meekins-veryneatlydone，indeed！“heexclaimed。
“AsIwassaying，Mr。Dunster，“hecontinued，turninghischair，“ourconversationhasreachedapointatwhichIthinkwemaysafelyleaveitforatime。Wewilldiscussthesemattersagain。
Yourpretextofapoliticalmissionis，ofcourse，anabsurdone，butfortunatelyyouhavefallenintogoodhands。TakegoodcareofMr。Dunster，Meekins。Icanseethatheisaveryimportantpersonage。Wemustbecarefulnottolosesightofhim。“
Mr。Fentolinsteeredhischairtothedoor，openedit，andpassedout。Onthelandingheblewhiswhistle；theliftalmostimmediatelyascended。Amomentortwolaterheglidedintothedining-room。Thethreemenwerestillseatedaroundthetable。Adecanterofwine，almostempty，wasbeforeDoctorSarson，whosepallidcheeks，however，wereasyetunflushed。
“Atlast，mydearguest，“Mr。Fentolinexclaimed，turningtoHamel，“Iamabletoreturntoyou。Ifyouwilldrinknomorewine，letushaveourcoffeeinthelibrary，youandI。IwanttotalktoyouabouttheTower。“
Mr。Fentolinledthewaytoadelightfullittlecornerofhislibrary，wherebeforetheopengrate，recentlypiledwithhissinglogs，aneasychairhadbeendrawn。Hewheeledhimselfuptotheothersideofthehearthrugandleanedbackwithalittleairofexhaustion。Thebutler，whoseemedtohaveappearedunsummonedfromsomewhereamongtheshadows，servedcoffeeandpouredsomeoldbrandyintolargeandwonderfullythinglasses。
“Whymyhouseshouldbeturnedintoanasylumtogratifythehospitableinstinctsofmyyoungnephew，Icannotimagine，“Mr。
Fentolingrumbled。“Amostextraordinaryperson，ourvisitor，Icanassureyou。Quiteviolent，too，hewasatfirst。“
“Haveyouhadanyoutsideadviceabouthiscondition？“Hamelinquired。
Mr。FentolinglancedacrossthosefewfeetofspaceandlookedatHamelwithswiftsuspicion。
“WhyshouldI？“heasked。“DoctorSarsonisfullyqualified，andthecaseseemstopresentnounusualcharacteristics。“
Hamelsippedhisbrandythoughtfully。
“Idon’tknowwhyIsuggestedit，“headmitted。“Ionlythoughtthatanoutsidedoctormighthelpyoutogetridofthefellow。“
Mr。Fentolinshruggedhisshoulders。
“Afterall，“hesaid，“thematterisofnorealconsequence。DoctorSarsonassure
