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Trent nodded , and after a few more paces looked at his watch . ` You 've interested me so much , ' he said , ` that I had quite forgotten my main business . I must n't waste my morning . I am going down the road to White Gables at once , and I dare say I shall be poking about there until midday . If you can meet me then , Cupples , I should like to talk over anything I find out with you , unless something detains me . ' ` I am going for a walk this morning , ' Mr. Cupples replied . ` I meant to have luncheon at a little inn near the golf-course , The Three Tuns .