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Before young Mistress Lamb could speak again, a voice cried loudly, as some one pounded vigorously on the outer door:

"We have come for one more search. Master Dean, an' it behooves you to give us speedy entry, without so many harsh words as we were treated to before!"

"We did the work for father just in time!" Dorothy said triumphantly, as she opened the door leading to the living room.