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watching the man, who must be Atherton, with a mixture of exasperation and amusement.
Atherton looked guilty.
“Hello, Mary dear,” he said. “Look what’s arrived! It’s the shrunken heads, I’m almost sure it is, and if it isn’t, it’s probably the amulets of power. Dora, my love, be a lamb and pass me that crowbar, would you? Just there, by the totem pole.”
“Atherton!” said Mary. “I’m very pleased the shrunken heads have arrived, although really, I don’t see why we have to keep all these things in the sitting room. But where on earth have you been? I haven’t seen you since yesterday morning! It’s not that I mind, exactly, but we’ve got a hall that needs
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