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`` I know how desperate the chance is , sir , and I 'll take it . And -- and thank you . '' `` All right . And remember that the last edition goes to press at five o'clock , '' he added grimly . As Tom passed out the youth by the railing had stopped cutting up newspapers and was writing as though his very life depended upon it . When he reached the street Tom remembered that he might have used the elevator . `` Senator August left ten minutes ago , '' said the hotel clerk affably as he caught sight of the inscription on the card which Tom Collins held .