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Sheisastrange，tired-lookingwomanwhoseemstostandinmortalfearofMr。Fentolin。Sheisalwaysoverdressedandnevernatural，butitseemstomethatnearlyeverythingshedoesisdonetosuithiswhims，orathisinstigation。“
Kinsleynoddedthoughtfully。
“IrememberSeymourFentolinhesaid；“areallyfinefellowhewas。
Well，whoelse？“
“Justthenephewandniece。Theboyishalfsullen，halfdiscontented，yethe，too，seemstoobeyhisuncleblindly。Thethreeofthemseemtobehisslaves。It’sathingyoucan’tliveinthehousewithoutnoticing。“
“Itseemstobeacheerfulsortofhousehold，“Kinsleyobserved。
“Youreadthepapers，Isuppose，Dick？“heasked，afteramoment’spause。
“Onandoff，thelastfewdays。Iseemtohavebeenbusydoingallsortsofthings。“
“Well，I’lltellyousomething，“Kinsleycontinued。“ThewholeofouravailablefleetisengagedincarryingoutwhattheycallademonstrationintheNorthSea。Theyhavepatrolboatsoutineverydirection，andonlytheshortdistancewirelesssignalsarebeingused。Everything，ofcourse，isincode，yetweknowthisforafact:agooddealofprivateinformationpassingbetweentheAdmiralandhiscommanderswasknowninGermanythreehoursafterthesignalsthemselveshadbeengiven。Itissuspected-morethansuspected，infact-thatthesemessageswerepickedupbyMr。Fentolin’swirelessinstallation。“
“Idon’tsupposehecouldhelpreceivingthem，“Hamelremarked。
“HecouldhelpdecodingthemandsendingthemthroughtoGermany，though，“Kinsleyretortedgrimly。“Theworstofitis，hehasaprivatetelephonewireinhishousetoLondon。Ifheisn’tuptomischief，whatdoesheneedallthesethingsfor-privatetelegraphline，privatetelephone，privatewireless？Wehavegiventhepostmasterahinttohavethetelegraphofficemoveddownintothevillage，butIdon’tknowthatthatwillhelpusmuch。“
“Sofarasregardsthewireless，“Hamelsaid，“Iratherbelievethatitistemporarilydismantled。Wehadasailor-manover，themorningbeforeyesterday，tocomplainofhismessageshavingbeenpickedup。Mr。Fentolinpromisedatoncetoputhisinstallationoutofworkforatime。“
“Hehasdoneplentyofmischiefwithitalready，“Kinsleygroaned。
“However，itwasDunsterIcamedowntomakeenquiriesabout。I
couldn’thelphopingthatyoumighthavebeenabletoputusontherighttrack。“
Hamelsighed。
“IknownothingbeyondwhatIhavetoldyou。“
“Howdidhelookwhenhewentaway？“
“Veryillindeed，“Hameldeclared。“Iafterwardssawthenursewhohadbeenattendinghim，andsheadmittedthathewasnotfittotravel。Ishouldsaytheprobabilitiesarethatheislaidupagainsomewhere。“
“Didyo
