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For this time being, Henry was drawing 
towards a close. I was not sorry. The police 
were after him in no uncertain manner, and it 
seemed impossible for him to ultimately escape 
them. While the flying squad had surrounded 
the house, the locals were thronging the 
underground passage, and Wellington Crisp, 
with his assistant and his bulldog, was pouring 
through the concealed panel in the bathroom. 
Instead of adding one more to his crimson list, 
he preferred to trust himself to a limping blimp 
: almost, it seemed, a certain suicide. But he 
might return. One never knew. At least my end 
was reached, and in some comfort. Murders 
were funny things. If he who so tragically killed 
his King, ever reached here at all, which is 
historically more than doubtful (alas, poor 
Richard! Alas, poor Thomas!) it was certainly 
not in such ease or such good time as I. I 
collected myself and mine, and went out to 
sniff the new air. 

For this time being, Henry was drawing 
towards a close. I was not sorry. The police 
were after him in no uncertain manner, and it 
seemed impossible for him to ultimately escape 
them. While the flying squad had surrounded 
the house, the locals were thronging the 
underground passage, and Wellington Crisp, 
with his assistant and his bulldog, was pouring 
through the concealed panel in the bathroom. 
Instead of adding one more to his crimson list, 
he preferred to trust himself to a limping blimp 
: almost, it seemed, a certain suicide. But he 
might return. One never knew. At least my end 
was reached, and in some comfort. Murders 
were funny things. If he who so tragically killed 
his King, ever reached here at all, which is 
historically more than doubtful (alas, poor 
Richard! Alas, poor Thomas!) it was certainly 
not in such ease or such good time as I. I 
collected myself and mine, and went out to 
sniff the new air.