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They 've introduced him to all sorts of smart people , and , as I said before , he 's going to have a _ tremendous _ success . Some people have luck , have n't they ? ' She reproduced it as accurately as she could , read it through again , and then pushed it aside . With set lips she resumed her work , and by midnight she had put in the last stitch and fastened the last thread . That she should do so was essential to the plan she had in her mind . For she had already determined what to do . Within forty-eight hours she would be in London .