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Grandpa was home when I came after the Captain's unpleasant visit. He was in his office, sorting through some paperwork.
"Ah, Dana. I thought you were having a busy day. You haven't even come to eat lunch. Have you eaten at all?" he said, shuffling the papers aside.
"No, I haven't eaten anything since breakfast," I admitted. "But that's not what I came for. Captain Briggs came to see me just now."
Grandpa rang the bell and asked the maid who came by to bring some sandwiches and tea.
"Ah, yes. Those gendarmes," he said, furrowing his brow. "They visited me, too. Did you tell him anything?"
"No, other than my plans for the day. But he insisted I visit them to answer some questions."
"It will be hard for them to get an arrest warrant," grandpa said, "for the death of Captain Greggs.
