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“I don’t know...” said Atherton again, rather thoughtfully. “You haven’t got any mortal enemies you’ve forgotten to tell me about, have you, my angel?”
“Not unless you count that chieftain in Peru,” said Mary cheerfully. “And even he rather liked me by the end, I think. And besides, cooking me in boiling oil was more his style, not wilful damage to property. Edmund hasn’t offended anyone, has he?”
“Half the village, I should have thought,” said Atherton. “But I can’t quite see the good people of Dalton resorting to arson either. I wonder...”
They’d reached the house. Now that they weren’t frantically running towards the fire, Alex
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