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I used all the arguments which you had used , but he brushed them aside as of no consequence , and somehow the case did not appear to be as clear as when you propounded your theory . '' `` Well , what then ? '' asked the girl . `` Why , then I asked him to come up here at four o'clock and hear what an assistant of mine would say about the case . '' `` At four o'clock ! '' cried the girl in terror ; `` then he may be here at any moment . '' `` He is here now ; he is in the next room .