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_ '' The masterly woman lunched in town . Mrs. Major Finds The Lock . By six o'clock Mrs. Major had all ready for her adventure . In the little room at Angel Street she deposited a newly purchased basket ; at eight o'clock started for Sussex Gardens . Twice , while passing down the terrace at about nine , she had seen the cat she now pursued let out for what was doubtless its nightly run . On each occasion she had observed the same order of events , and she judged them to be of regular occurrence . Out from No. 506 had stepped a tall man , long-haired , soft-hatted , poetically bearded .