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week I might come, so keep my bag' Scarsdale then walked to the if it's arrived I told Scarsdale to Junction, booked a third-single to send it. I'm at Paddington, -Paddington, and caught the 1 p.m. just about to catch the 9.15 home-

train: At Paddington he did yes, I've just come from the studio, several things... First he went to-were you listening?... Yes, yes the local, booking-office and bought.... Good-bye, then..

a third-single ticket to Ealing. Then Scarsdale went to the book Then he had a meal, and about 8ing office and bought a first-class p.m., took a bus to the Bank, whence single ticket to Lincott.

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Scaradale found an empty first- some time in Sir George's private office. "Yes, Williamson, Sir George class compartment, and, as soon as is in town, but I don't suppose you'll the train moved out, opened the see him here to-day. He's worklog small nondescript attache case up a talk for the wireless to-night which he had carried with him all and eft me the devil's own pile day. With the help of its contenta, of letters to go through, too.” he began to make sundry changes It was quite natural, therefore, in his personal appearance; then, that Scarsdale should still be at taking from his pocket the single work in Sir George's private office ticket to Ealing purchasedler in when Williamson and the rest of the day, he cut out of it a triangu- the staff left. At 6 pm, by which lar section aimilar to that snipped

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ly tenantless, Scarsdale, having pre-Ealing, a alim, clean-shaven fellow viously made fast the door on the in a cloth cap might have been seen inside, turned to a little job he had to leave the train and the station. not cared to tackle before.

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Scarsdale left the cinema about explained to Wilkes. 7.45; about 7.50 he took a taxi to

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George made no appearance. At 9.55-10.15 p.m.-Light Orch. Music. Neither he nor Sir George had nine Scarsdale decided to have din-Glow Worm Idyll (Lánckej ever broadcast before, and Scarsdale ner himself without further wait-Danse des Apaches (Cutiert Clarko) was quite genuinely interested in ing; but when ten o'clock, came and the experience, In the reception it was clear that Sir George had room he had a pleasant chat with not caught the last train from Ban 6th Dec,

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