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“Mr。Fentolinwouldliketospeaktoyou，inspector，“hesaid，“ifyouwillcomethisway。“
TheinspectorfollowedGeraldandsalutedthelittlegroupsolemnly。
Mr。Fentolinheldouthishand。
“Yougotmytelephonemessage，inspector？“heasked。
“WehavenotreceivedanymessagethatIknowof，sir，“theinspectorreplied。“Ihavecomeoverhereinaccordancewithinstructionsreceivedfromheadquarters-infactfromScotlandYard。“
“Quiteso，“Mr。Fentolinassented。“You’vecomeover，Ipresume，tomakeenquiriesconcerningMr。JohnP。Dunster？“
“Thatisthenameofthegentleman，sir。“
“Ionlyunderstoodto-dayfrommyfrienaLordSaxthorpe，“Mr。
Fentolincontinued，“thatMr。Dunsterwasbeingenquiredaboutasthoughhehaddisappeared。MynephewbroughthimhereaftertherailwayaccidentatWymondham，sincewhenhehasbeenunderthecareofmyownphysician。Itrustthatyouhavenothingseriousagainsthim？“
“Myfirstduty，sir，“theinspectorpronounced，“istoseethegentlemaninquestion。“
“Byallmeans，“Mr。Fentolinagreed。“Gerald，willyoutaketheinspectoruptoMr。Dunster’srooms？Orstop，Iwillgomyself。“
Mr。Fentolinstartedhischairandbeckonedtheinspectortofollowhim。Meekins，whowaswaitinginsidethehall，escortedthembymeansofthelifttothesecondfloor。TheymadetheirwaytoMr。
Dunster’sroom。Mr。Fentolinknockedsoftlyatthedoor。Itwasopenedbythenurse。
“Howisthepatient？“Mr。Fentolinenquired。
DoctorSarsonappearedfromtheinterioroftheroom。
“Stillunconscious，“hereported。“Otherwise，thesymptomsarefavourable。Heisquiteunfit，“thedoctoradded，lookingsteadilyattheinspector，“toberemovedorquestioned。“
“Thereisnoideaofanythingofthesort，“Mr。Fentolinexplained。
“ItisInspectorYardley’sdutytosatisfyhimselfthatMr。Dunsterishere。Itisnecessaryfortheinspectortoseeyourpatient，sothathecanmakehisreportatheadquarters。“
DoctorSarsonbowed。
“Thatisquitesimple，sir，“hesaid。“Pleasestepin。“
Theyallenteredtheroom，whichwaslargeandhandsomelyfurnished。
Throughtheopenwindowscameagentlecurrentoffreshair。Mr。
Dunsterlayinthemidstofalltheluxuryoffinelinensheetsandembroideredpillow-cases。Theinspectorlookedathimstolidly。
“Isheasleep？“heasked。
Thedoctorshookhishead。
“Itisthethirddayofhisconcussion，“hewhispered。“Heisstillunconscious。Hewill
