He unfolded the letter, which was written in Miss Climpson´s old-fashioned flowing hand, and ornamented with such a variety of underlinings and exclamation marks as to look like an exercise in musical notation.
"Oh, lord!" said Parker.
"Yes, it´s worse than usual, isn´t it? - it must be of desperate importance. Luckily it´s comparatively short."
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