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The Lodger

CHAPTER VIII
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That was Mr.
Chandler said that! I only said I'd like to see the knife." Chandler looked at her soothingly.

"Well, the day may come when you will see it," he said slowly.
A great idea had come into his mind.
"No! What makes you think that ?" "If they catches him, and if you comes along with me to see our Black Museum at the Yard, you'll certainly see the knife, Miss Daisy.
They keeps all them kind of things there.

So if, as I say, this weapon should lead to the conviction of The Avenger--well, then, that knife 'ull be there, and you'll see it!" "The Black Museum?
Why, whatever do they have a museum in your place for ?" asked Daisy wonderingly.

"I thought there was only the British Museum--" And then even Mrs.Bunting, as well as Bunting and Chandler, laughed aloud.
"You are a goosey girl!" said her father fondly.

"Why, there's a lot of museums in London; the town's thick with 'em.


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