ˈweər ɪnˈdiːd
ɪts ˈməʊst ʌnˈlaɪkli | ðət ʃi
ˈkæriz ɪt əˈbaʊt wɪð ə || ɪts ˈkæbənət ˈsaɪz || ˈtuː ˈlɑːʤ
| fər ˈiːzi kənˈsiːlmənt | əˈbaʊt ə ˈwʊmənz ˈdres || ʃi ˈnəʊz ðət
ðə ˈkɪŋz ˈkeɪpəbl̩ | əv ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈweɪˈleɪd ən ˈsɜːʧt || ˈtuː əˈtems
ə ðə ˈsɔːt | əv ɔːˈredi bɪm ˈmeɪd || wi meɪ ˈteɪk ɪt ˈðen
| ðət ʃi ˈdʌzŋ̩ ˈkæri ɪt əˈbaʊt wɪð ə
ˈweə ˈðen
hɜː ˈbæŋkər ɔːr ɜː ˈlɔɪə || ðəz
ˈðæt ˈdʌbl̩ ˈpɒsəˈbɪləti || bət aɪm ɪŋˈklaɪn tə ˈθɪŋk ˈnaɪðə ||
ˈwɪmɪn ə ˈnæʧrəli ˈsiːkrətɪv | ən ðeɪ ˈlaɪk tə ˈduː ðeər ˈəʊn səˈkriːtɪŋ
|| ˈwaɪ ʃəd ʃi ˈhænd ɪt ˈəʊvə | tu ˈeniwʌn ˈels || ʃi kəd ˈtrʌst
ɜːr ˈəʊŋ ˈɡɑːdjənʃɪp | bət ʃi kəd ˈnɒt ˈtel | wɒt ˈɪndaɪˈrekt
| ɔː pəˈlɪtəkl̩ ˈɪnfluəns | ˈmaɪp bi ˈbrɔːt tə ˈbeə | əˈpɒn ə ˈbɪznəsmən
|| bɪˈsaɪdz | rɪˈmembə ðət ʃid rɪˈzɒlvd tə ˈjuːz ɪt | wɪˈðɪn ə
ˈfjuː ˈdeɪz || ɪp məs bi ˈweə ʃi kən ˈleɪ ɜː ˈhænz əˈpɒn ɪt || ɪp
ˈmʌs bi ɪn ɜːr ˈəʊn ˈhaʊs
bət ɪts ˈtwaɪs bɪm ˈbɜːɡl̩d
[pɸ] | ðeɪ ˈdɪdn̩ ˈnəʊ ˈhaʊ tə ˈlʊk
bət ˈhaʊ wɪl ˈjuː ˈlʊk
aɪ ˈwəʊnt ˈlʊk
ˈwɒt ˈðen
aɪl ˈɡet ə tə ˈʃəʊ mi
bət ʃil rɪˈfjuːz
ʃi ˈwəʊmp bi ˈeɪbl̩ tu || bət aɪ
ˈhɪə ðə ˈrʌmbl̩ əv ˈwiːlz || ˈɪts ɜː ˈkærɪʤ || naʊ ˈkæri ˈaʊp maɪ
ˈɔːdəz | tə ðə ˈletə
“Where, indeed?”
“It is most unlikely
that she carries it about with her. It is cabinet size. Too large for easy
concealment about a woman's dress. She knows that the King is capable of having
her waylaid and searched. Two attempts of the sort have already been made. We
may take it, then, that she does not carry it about with her.”
“Where, then?”
“Her banker or her
lawyer. There is that double possibility. But I am inclined to think neither.
Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting. Why
should she hand it over to anyone else? She could trust her own guardianship,
but she could not tell what indirect or political influence might be brought to
bear upon a business man. Besides, remember that she had resolved to use it
within a few days. It must be where she can lay her hands upon it. It must be
in her own house.”
“But it has twice
been burgled.”
“Pshaw! They did not
know how to look.”
“But how will you
look?”
“I will not look.”
“What then?”
“I will get her to
show me.”
“But she will
refuse.”
“She will not be able to.
But I hear the rumble of wheels. It is her carriage. Now carry out my orders to
the letter.”
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