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"What's my brother doing here?" asked Graham.

"What d'you s'pose? Better go and ask 'im yourself."

"Where is he?"

"In bed, if you must know." The girl answered sharply. She found her

caller supercilious. She followed him into the bedroom, telling herself

that this was a nice way to be treated for all the trouble that she had

taken.

Graham bent over the bed. "Good God!" he said. "What's the matter with

him?"

"Drink!" said the girl drily.

"Drink! He never drinks."

"Then 'e must 'ave fallen off the water-wagon into a barrel of alcohol

and opened 'is mouth too wide. Also 'e's got a fever."

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