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Then
she held up the page to the light, replaced it on the table, stood up and
looked at it, and finally sat down again, her elbows on the paper, and
her tapering fingers in the little brown curls at the sides of her head.
Presently she raised her head, with a sigh. "It is of no use," she said.
"I must go and ask him what this means; that is, if he is at home."
With the page in her hand, she went to the office door, and knocked.
"Come in," said Dr. Tolbridge.
Miss Drane entered; the doctor was alone, but he had his hat in his hand
and was just going out.
"I am glad I caught you," said she, "for there is a part of this page in
which I can see no meaning."
"What is it?" said the doctor. "Read it."
Slowly and distinctly she read:--
"'The cropsticks of flamingo bicrastus quack.'"
The doctor frowned, laid his hat on the table, and seating himself took
the paper from Cicely Drane.
"This is strange," said he. "It does seem to be 'cropsticks of flamingo,'
but what can that mean?"
"That is what I came to ask you," said she.


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