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A Pot of Tea

Tommy groaned.

“Making a round of the Hospitals with that girl’s description.”

“Didn’t I tell you to leave it to me?” demanded Tuppence.

“You can’t find that girl single handed before two o’clock tomorrow.”

“I can⁠—and what’s more, I have!”

“You have? What do you mean?”

“A simple problem, Watson, very simple indeed.”

“Where is she now?”

Tuppence pointed a hand over her shoulder.

“She’s in my office next door.”

“What is she doing there?”

Tuppence began to laugh.

“Well,” she said, “early training will tell, and with a kettle, a gas ring, and half a pound of tea staring her in the face, the result is a foregone conclusion.”

“You see,” continued Tuppence gently, “Madame Violette’s is where I

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