o now sat silent, supporting his bent head in
his hands.

"He could not sleep!" murmured Trent at last in a hollow tone. "A
frequent result of over-exertion during the day. Nothing to be alarmed
about." He was silent again, then looked up with a pale face. "Cupples,
I am cured. I will never touch a crime-mystery again. The Manderson
affair shall be Philip Trent's last case. His high-blown pride at length
breaks under him." Trent's smile suddenly returned. "I could have borne
everything but that last revelation of the impotence of human reason.
Cupples, I have absolutely nothing left to say, except this: you have
beaten me. I drink your health in a spirit of self-abasement. And _you_
shall pay for the dinner."

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