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to show me. And then"Linda's voice took on a note of exasperation"you had to be noble and get your own coffee, so you went out too." |
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"In fact, the only one except my aunt who didn't leave the dining room was the general." Peter looked at Linda with marked admiration. "My God, girl, you've got brains!" But the expression of pleasure disappeared as quickly as it came. "And if you had brains enough to see that, you should have had brains enough to get a doctor over here to look at my aunt and Gert." |
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"We've been through that. Besides, I wasn't worried about Mrs. Bates. She didn't touch the candy" Linda hesitated and frowned. "The box wasn't sealed in any way. It had a big satin bow around it, but that only fit into the cover. But I know she didn't take even one piece because they were all there. You know those fitted plastic shells with round and oval and square holes to fit the candyevery space was filled." |
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Peter drew a long breath. "All right. But if Aunt Em doesn't eat candyand she isn't foolish about things like thatat least, I'm pretty sure she doesn't . . . does she sneak sweets, Gertrude?" |
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The maid had been listening to them silently, looking more and more worried. "No, she doesn't, Mr. Peter. And I clean her room and go through her drawers all the time. I've never found anything hidden." |
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