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Chapter 23. Difficulties ahead

After a moment of stress, such as I have just described, reaction is bound to set in. I've

retired to rest that night on a note of triumph, but I woke to realize that I was by no means

out of the wood. True, I could see no flaw in the alibi I had so suddenly conceived. I had

but to stick to my story, and I failed to see how Bella could be convicted in face of it.

It was not as though there was any old friendship between us that could be raked up,

and which might lead them to suspect that I was committing perjury. It could be proved that

an actual fact I had only seen the girl on three occasions. No, I was still satisfied with my idea,

that not even Paul Row admitted that it defeated him. But there I felt the need of treading

wearily, all very well for my little friend to admit himself momentarily, non-plussed.

I had far too much respect for his abilities to conceive of him as being content to remain in

that position. I had a very humble opinion of my wits when it came to matching them against his.

Paul Row would not take defeat lying down, somehow or other, he would endeavour to turn the

tables on me, and that in the way, and at the moment, when I least expected it.

We met at breakfast the following morning as though nothing had happened. Paul Row's good temper

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