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It was not fit , said Dick -LRB- searching for hyperboles -RRB- , for even the drawing-room of the `` Cecil . '' This argument made him a little later than he had intended , and , as he came up in the lift , the attendant informed him , in the passionless manner proper to such people , that the Mr. Kirkby who had been mentioned had arrived and was waiting for him in his rooms . -LRB- III -RRB- Shortly before midnight Dick attempted to sum up the situation . They had talked about Frank practically without ceasing , since Dick 's man had set coffee on the table at nine o'clock , and both had learned new facts . `` Well , then , wire to go down to this man , Parham-Carter , '' said Dick , `` the first thing after breakfast to-morrow . Do you know anything about the Eton Mission ? '' `` No .