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`` I do not , '' said Ford . `` But , if he takes me in , I must make a bluff of sending for my things . No ; either I will be turned out in five minutes , or if he accepts me as a patient I will be there until midnight . If I can not get the girl out of the house by midnight , it will mean that I ca n't get out myself , and you had better bring the police and the coroner . '' `` Do you mean it ? '' asked Cuthbert . `` I most certainly do ! ''